Garth Hill College
Bull Lane, Bracknell, RG42 2AD
1,452 pupils · 94% of 1,550 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 23 October 2024, published 4 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 58.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 13.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.74 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 243 | 179 | 400 | 217 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 204 | 166 | 391 | 188 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 244 | 165 | 423 | 205 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 244 | 144 | 421 | 195 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 257 | 166 | 393 | 212 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 241 | 133 | 386 | 188 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 251 | 146 | 417 | 218 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 239 | 143 | 414 | 196 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ranelagh School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Brakenhale School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- King's Academy Easthampstead Park 3.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Crispin's School 5.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Holt School 6.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Edgbarrow School 7.1 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.