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 |
Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School Bracknell, primary |
1.82 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 2 |
Crowthorne Church of England Primary School Crowthorne, primary |
1.60 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 3 |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Bracknell Forest, primary |
1.60 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 4 |
King's Academy Oakwood Bracknell, primary |
1.47 | 2025 | Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 5 |
Ranelagh School Bracknell, secondary |
1.44 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 6 |
Edgbarrow School Crowthorne, secondary |
1.41 | 2025 | Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 7 |
Wildmoor Heath School Bracknell, primary |
1.23 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 8 |
Warfield Church of England Primary School Bracknell, primary |
1.08 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 9 |
Crown Wood Primary School Bracknell, primary |
1.06 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 10 |
Harmans Water Primary School Bracknell, primary |
1.02 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 11 |
The Pines School Bracknell, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 12 |
College Town Primary School Sandhurst, primary |
0.98 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 13 |
Jennett's Park CofE Primary School Bracknell, primary |
0.98 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 14 |
King's Academy Easthampstead Park Bracknell, secondary |
0.98 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 15 |
Ascot Heath Primary School Ascot, primary |
0.97 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 16 |
King's Academy Binfield Bracknell, all through |
0.97 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 17 |
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Bracknell, primary |
0.97 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 18 |
Great Hollands Primary School Bracknell, primary |
0.95 | 2025 | Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 19 |
Wildridings Primary School Bracknell, primary |
0.95 | 2025 | Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 20 |
Fox Hill Primary School Bracknell, primary |
0.93 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 21 |
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Bracknell, primary |
0.93 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 22 |
Cranbourne Primary School Windsor, primary |
0.90 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 23 |
New Scotland Hill Primary School Sandhurst, primary |
0.89 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 24 |
Binfield Church of England Primary School Bracknell, primary |
0.83 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 25 |
Whitegrove Primary School Bracknell, primary |
0.82 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 26 |
Garth Hill College Bracknell, secondary |
0.81 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 27 |
Holly Spring Primary School Bracknell, primary |
0.79 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 28 |
Sandy Lane Primary School Bracknell, primary |
0.79 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 29 |
Sandhurst School Sandhurst, secondary |
0.75 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 30 |
The Brakenhale School Bracknell, secondary |
0.72 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 30 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.