Harmans Water Primary School
Wellington Drive, Bracknell, RG12 9NE
445 pupils · 101% of 440 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Free school meals
- 24.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 35% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 55 | 105 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 60 | 130 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 69 | 132 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 61 | 111 | 58 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 51 | 49 | 103 | 50 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 54 | 54 | 100 | 54 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 64 | 54 | 106 | 64 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 66 | 62 | 110 | 62 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Crown Wood Primary School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Fox Hill Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Holly Spring Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2019 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.