School admissions in Bracknell
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 11 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Bracknell in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 20 schools in Bracknell first 990 times for 989 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Bracknell Forest authority's 30 schools. 10 of the 20 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 5 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.52 miles (King's Academy Binfield) to 1.39 miles (Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Bracknell first 875 times for 956 places: 0.92 first choices per place, against 0.96 across the Bracknell Forest authority's 7 schools. 2 of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2024 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: King's Academy Easthampstead Park, to 2.35 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
20 schools. 10 received more first preferences than they had places.
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
5 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranelagh School | 1.38 | 174 | not published |
| King's Academy Binfield | 1.03 | 164 | 1.766 miles |
| King's Academy Easthampstead Park | 0.83 | 203 | 2.351 miles |
| Garth Hill College | 0.74 | 243 | not published |
| The Brakenhale School | 0.69 | 172 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.