The Brakenhale School

What The Brakenhale School does

The Brakenhale School is a state-funded coeducational secondary school located on Rectory Lane, Bracknell, Berkshire (RG12 7BA), United Kingdom. It is operated by Greenshaw Learning Trust, a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (company number 7633694). The school serves students aged 11 to 18 across Years 7 to 13, delivering Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 (GCSE) and Sixth Form (A-Level) education, along with pastoral care, SEND and EAL provision, careers guidance, and a broad extracurricular programme including Combined Cadet Force, Duke of Edinburgh Award, performing arts and sports.

The school was originally built in the 1950s and underwent a major government-funded rebuilding programme of approximately £18 million, with construction beginning in March 2018 under contractor Wates, structural completion in April 2019, handover at the end of 2019 and staff/student occupation from January 2020. Phase 3 demolition of the old building (for staff car park, sports pitches and landscaping) and the dedicated Sixth Form Centre followed in 2020 and January 2021 respectively. A separate community fundraising campaign chaired by Karen Roche raised approximately £50,000 for furniture, IT equipment and fittings not covered by the government grant.

The school's technology stack is composed entirely of third-party platforms: Google Classroom for learning management and homework, MCAS ('My Child At School') for parent communication, and SPARX Maths, SPARX English Reader and SPARX Science for subject-specific online homework. Its public website is hosted on the e4education/Juniper Education platform. The school has no commercial revenue model — education is provided free at point of use and funded through government per-pupil grants — and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. Headcount is stated as 11–50 employees, which reflects the firmographic headcount band recorded rather than a comprehensive staffing figure (a school of this size would typically have a materially larger combined teaching and support workforce). Operations are led by Headteacher Jane Coley, who drove the three-year capital campaign that delivered the rebuild.

Name

The Brakenhale School

Legal name

Brakenhale School (part of Greenshaw Learning Trust, a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England & Wales, company number 7633694)

Website

https://brakenhale.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Brakenhale School is a UK state-funded coeducational secondary school in Bracknell, Berkshire, operated by Greenshaw Learning Trust, serving students aged 11–18 across Years 7 to 13 (Key Stages 3–4 and Sixth Form).

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bracknell

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Brakenhale School delivers full secondary education for students aged 11-18 across Years 7-13, encompassing Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 (GCSE), and a Sixth Form offering A-Level equivalent study. Education is provided free at the point of use as a state-funded institution, supported by pastoral care, SEND and EAL provision, and a broad extracurricular programme including the Combined Cadet Force and Duke of Edinburgh Award.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education (Years 7-11) Comprehensive state-funded secondary education for students aged 11-16 across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 (GCSE), including curriculum delivery, pastoral care, SEND and EAL support, and extracurricular activities such as Combined Cadet Force, Duke of Edinburgh Award, and performing arts. Delivered to students and families within the Bracknell catchment area.
• Sixth Form Education (Years 12-13) State-funded post-16 education for students aged 16-18 offering A-Level equivalent study, with a dedicated Sixth Form Centre completed in January 2021, separate admissions process, subject-specific entry requirements, and structured support including the 16-19 Bursary and Sixth Form Catch-up Funding. Delivered to students progressing from Year 11 and external applicants.
• Hiring our Facilities Paid hire of the school's modern facilities (built 2020) to community groups and external organisations outside of school operating hours, providing a commercial venue offer beyond the school's core educational services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Record numbers of students securing top university places as average A-Level grades rise

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Easthampstead Rotary ClubminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019Local community organisation that partnered with the school for Christmas Draw raffle fundraising activities. The school sold Rotary Club Christmas Draw tickets and received support for community fundraising events including the Community Walk.
• WaitroseminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019Selected as a Waitrose 'Community Causes' charity for March 2019, enabling shoppers to donate their green loyalty disk tokens to the school's fundraising efforts for new building equipment.
• Virgin Money GivingminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019Online fundraising platform used by the school to collect donations for new building equipment and furniture. The Virgin Money Giving page enabled the school community to create fundraising activities and accept direct donations.
• Greenshaw Learning TrustcoreOthers · 1 January 2018The school's parent academy trust, responsible for the overall governance and educational direction of the school. Greenshaw Learning Trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England & Wales (company number 7633694). The trust provides strategic oversight, support services, and ensures educational excellence across its network of schools.
• WatescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Construction company appointed for the £18 million school rebuilding project. Wates delivered the new school building which was completed at the end of 2019. Project led by Paul Quinnell who managed the construction through to handover and subsequent demolition of the old building.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ranelagh School: Ranelagh School is another state secondary school serving Bracknell, offering Years 7-13 with GCSE and A-Level provision. As a near-identical state secondary within the same town and overlapping catchment, it is the most directly comparable peer for parental choice competition and demographic exposure.
• Garth Hill College: Garth Hill College is a state secondary school in Bracknell serving Years 7-11 with a large Sixth Form. It is a direct local peer competing for the same Year 6-to-7 cohort and overlapping admissions catchment.
• Greenshaw High School: Greenshaw High School is a secondary school within the same Greenshaw Learning Trust as Brakenhale, operating under shared governance, curriculum and support services. As a same-trust sibling, it is a highly comparable operational peer and a benchmark for outcomes.
• Edgbarrow School: Edgbarrow School is a coeducational secondary school serving Bracknell Forest, competing in the same local admissions market with overlapping catchments and similar state-funded model.
• Glenthorne High School: Glenthorne High School is another Greenshaw Learning Trust secondary, sharing the trust's governance, standards and central services with Brakenhale. It is a directly comparable operational peer within the same multi-academy trust network.
• Easthampstead Park School: Easthampstead Park is a co-educational state secondary school in Bracknell, also part of an academy trust and serving a similar age range. It is a directly comparable local peer with overlapping catchment and competing for the same prospective parents.

Regional players

• Upton Court Grammar School: Upton Court Grammar School is part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust network (secondary-level), operating outside Bracknell but under the same trust governance. As a same-trust regional peer it is comparable in operating model even though geographically distant.
• Oxford Spires Academy: Oxford Spires Academy is a secondary school within the Greenshaw Learning Trust serving a different region. It is a comparable trust-level operational peer sharing governance, support services and curriculum oversight, even though geographically separate.
• The Downs School: The Downs School is a secondary school in the Berkshire area that is also part of Greenshaw Learning Trust. As a same-trust regional peer, it offers comparable governance, curriculum and funding dynamics to Brakenhale while serving a different geographic catchment.

Broad incumbents

• ARK Elvin Academy: ARK Elvin Academy is part of the ARK network of academy schools — a large, well-known multi-academy trust operating multiple secondaries across England. Comparable as a broad-incumbent UK state secondary operating under an alternative multi-academy trust structure with shared services.

Market position

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Brakenhale
• Facebookfacebook.com/BrakenhaleSchoolOfficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/brakenhaleschool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-brakenhale-school

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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