Garth Hill College
Community secondary school in Bracknell (Bracknell Forest).
Attainment 8
42.2
▼ 4.0 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
34.1%
▼ 12pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
90.8%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.8
▲ 0.1 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
21.7%
▼ 6pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
11.4%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
94%
1,452 / 1,550 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Oct 2024
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 08-09-2026.- Maintained by
- Bracknell Forest (local council)
- Type of school
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Admissions authority
- Local council
- Federation
- Not part of a federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 18 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Bracknell Forest has 45 schools on the register, including 1 council-maintained secondary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding, using a local formula. The council also provides some central services.
- Staff and buildings
- The local council employs the staff and owns the land and buildings.
- Admissions
- The local council is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy.
- Governance
- A governing body, usually with parent, staff, council and community governors, is responsible for running the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.