Most sought-after schools in Bracknell Forest

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Bracknell Forest, primary	1.50	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Great Hollands Primary School Bracknell, primary	1.48	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
3	Fox Hill Primary School Bracknell, primary	1.45	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Ranelagh School Bracknell, secondary	1.38	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	Crowthorne Church of England Primary School Crowthorne, primary	1.30	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School Bracknell, primary	1.30	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
7	Edgbarrow School Crowthorne, secondary	1.25	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	The Pines School Bracknell, primary	1.24	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	King's Academy Oakwood Bracknell, primary	1.23	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Uplands Primary School and Nursery Sandhurst, primary	1.20	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	Warfield Church of England Primary School Bracknell, primary	1.15	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
12	Cranbourne Primary School Windsor, primary	1.13	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
13	Crown Wood Primary School Bracknell, primary	1.10	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
14	New Scotland Hill Primary School Sandhurst, primary	1.10	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15	Wildmoor Heath School Bracknell, primary	1.10	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
16	King's Academy Binfield Bracknell, all through	1.03	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Whitegrove Primary School Bracknell, primary	1.03	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Bracknell, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	Harmans Water Primary School Bracknell, primary	0.92	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
20	Ascot Heath Primary School Ascot, primary	0.91	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	College Town Primary School Sandhurst, primary	0.91	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	Owlsmoor Primary School Sandhurst, primary	0.90	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	Binfield Church of England Primary School Bracknell, primary	0.88	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
24	Jennett's Park CofE Primary School Bracknell, primary	0.87	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
25	Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School Bracknell, primary	0.87	2026	Some aspects not as strong (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
26	Sandhurst School Sandhurst, secondary	0.84	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	King's Academy Easthampstead Park Bracknell, secondary	0.83	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
28	St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst Sandhurst, primary	0.83	2026	none held
29	Wildridings Primary School Bracknell, primary	0.81	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
30	Holly Spring Primary School Bracknell, primary	0.80	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	King's Academy Meadow Vale Bracknell, primary	0.80	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
32	St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Bracknell, primary	0.77	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	Garth Hill College Bracknell, secondary	0.74	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
34	Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery Bracknell Forest, primary	0.73	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
35	Sandy Lane Primary School Bracknell, primary	0.72	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
36	The Brakenhale School Bracknell, secondary	0.69	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 36 schools in Bracknell Forest have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Bracknell Forest · How we compare schools.