Councils · England · Bracknell Forest
Schools in Bracknell Forest, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 30 primary, 7 secondary — with Bracknell Forest’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Bracknell Forest’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Bracknell Forest’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN BRACKNELL FOREST
Find your shortlist.
All 45state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 30
Ascot Heath Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Ascot
Ofsted · Good
Binfield Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bracknell Forest
Ofsted · Good
College Town Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sandhurst
Ofsted · Good
Cranbourne Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Outstanding
Crown Wood Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
Crowthorne Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Crowthorne
Ofsted · Outstanding
Fox Hill Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
Great Hollands Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
Harmans Water Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
Holly Spring Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
Jennett's Park CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
King's Academy Binfield
Free schools · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
King's Academy Meadow Vale
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
King's Academy Oakwood
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Outstanding
New Scotland Hill Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sandhurst
Ofsted · Good
Owlsmoor Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sandhurst
Not judged yet
Sandy Lane Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bracknell Forest
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sandhurst
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Not judged
The Pines School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
Uplands Primary School and Nursery
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sandhurst
Ofsted · Good
Warfield Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
Whitegrove Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
Wildmoor Heath School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
Wildridings Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bracknell
Not judged yet
Secondary · 7
Edgbarrow School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Crowthorne
Ofsted · Outstanding
Garth Hill College
Community school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
King's Academy Binfield
Free schools · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
King's Academy Easthampstead Park
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
Ranelagh School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Not judged
Sandhurst School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sandhurst
Ofsted · Good
The Brakenhale School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 9
Cressex Lodge School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Reading
Ofsted · Good
Hawthorn Academy
Free schools special · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Wokingham
Not judged yet
Heathfield School
Other independent school · Ages 10-19 · Girls · Ascot
Not judged yet
Kennel Lane School
Academy special converter · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Bracknell
Ofsted · Good
LVS Ascot
Other independent school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Ascot
Not judged yet
Lambrook School
Other independent school · Ages 3-13 · Mixed · Bracknell
Not judged yet
Newbold School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed
Ofsted · Outstanding
Wellington College
Other independent school · Ages 12-19 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Wellington College Prep
Other independent school · Ages 2-14 · Mixed · Sandhurst
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Bracknell Forest.
If you live in Bracknell Forest, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Bracknell Forest secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Bracknell Forest often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.