Secondary school

Edgbarrow School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Bracknell Forest
  • RG45 7HZ
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 551 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 17%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 10%10%2016/17: top 12%2017/18: top 12%2018/19: top 13%2021/22: top 11%2022/23: top 19%2023/24: top 18%2024/25: top 17%No exams

A-level results

#191 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 854.1 · South East 468/10 Above−5.8 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths63.6% · South East 44.8%8/10 Above
EBacc point score5.14 · South East 4.039/10 Top 20%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.34 · South East +0.018/10 Above
A level points per entry35.51 · South East 33.477/10 Above−13.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 58.9 · 210 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 55.2 · 209 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 56.3 · 209 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 55.6 · 210 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 59.8 · 211 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 53.5 · 211 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 54 · 240 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 54.1 · 209 pupils · South East 4659.853.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 64% · 209 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 65% · 209 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 65% · 210 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 68% · 211 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 61% · 211 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 62.1% · 240 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 63.6% · 209 pupils · South East 44.8%68%61%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 34.84 · 148 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 34.8 · 158 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 35.93 · 179 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 33.54 · 134 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 41.5 · 157 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 37.42 · 184 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 38.44 · 148 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 35.51 · 151 pupils · South East 33.4741.533.54No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in77.6%
222 of 286 who put it first2014 · 73.0%2026 · 77.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st286222
2nd1426
3rd650

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2022Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,491
Free school meals (past 6 years)5.6%
First language not English6.4%
SEN support7.2%
EHC plan4.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils11.4%

Girls 47.6%Boys 52.4%

101.4% full · 1,470 places · 369 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.0
Pupils per adult11.9
  • Classroom teachers 79.8
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 25.6
  • Other support 34.9

Teachers 87.8 FTE · Whole workforce 148.4 · 203 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,128
Spend per pupil£7,851
Staff spend per pupil£6,188
Reserve per pupil£200
  • +£296,000revenue reserve
  • +£410,000in-year balance

Grants £7,219 · self-generated £951 · premises £311 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE CORVUS LEARNING TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £2,139,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

240 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.6%
  • Education90.4%
  • Apprenticeship0.4%
  • Employment3.8%
  • Not sustained2.5%
  • Unknown2.9%

After sixth form (16–18)

172 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.2%
  • Education61%
  • Higher education58.7%
  • Apprenticeship9.9%
  • Employment23.3%
  • Not sustained2.9%
  • Unknown2.9%