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  • 12/11/25

    Brakenhale CCF: A Busy and Rewarding Term

    Brakenhale CCF has had an incredibly busy term so far. On 27–28 September, the cadets attended a Fieldcraft exercise at Wellington College, which included a night camping in the forest. They developed key skills in first aid, cooking in the field, military fieldcraft, and Skill at Arms...
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  • 06/11/25

    BRIYM @ Brakenhale Parent Workshops​​​​​​​

    Tuesday 11th November 2025 - Screen Time, Social Media, and Mental Health (sign up HERE) Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Understanding Anxiety in Children and Teenagers Tuesday 17th March 2026 - Supporting Children with Behaviour Challenges Tuesday 12th May 2026 - Helping Children wit...
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  • 06/11/25

    Sports & PE update

    Sports Leaders This term the sports leaders have been working hard on Everlearner completing their training and preparation for our sports leader events. Everlearner gives them an overview of the skills, characteristics and attributes needed to be a great sports leader. It also gives them...
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  • 03/11/25

    HAFS Christmas Fun

    Christmas fun - Free holiday activities and food (HAF) for children and young people entitled to benefit related free school meals (FSM). Bracknell Forest Council is working closely with local companies to help support a wide range of children’s Christmas holiday clubs. The holiday clu...
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  • 03/11/25

    Year 11 BRIYM Session

    Year 11s had an excellent live session with Charlie from BRIYM on the 15th October. Charlie is one of the therapists at Building Resilience In Young Minds, which is an organisation that we work closely with at The Brakenhale School, so that we can support the mental health of our school community. B...
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  • 22/10/25

    Casio Filming

    On 16 and 17 October, we were delighted to once again welcome a Casio film crew to our school for two days of filming. The team was producing promotional material for a new product and made excellent use of our superb facilities, particularly within the Maths department. The production invo...
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  • 14/10/25

    Caribbean Theme Day in the Canteen

    We are pleased to bring you our first Theme Day in the Canteen on Thursday 16th October with a Caribbean Menu.
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  • 14/10/25

    Netball Youth Camp

    England Netball’s official Netball Youth Camps provide young players the opportunity to take to the courts during the school holidays for a brilliant netball experience.
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  • 26/09/25

    Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Expedition

    Twenty of our students recently took on the challenge of completing their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award, beginning with a full day of training. During this session, they learned essential skills such as map reading, route planning, campcraft, and teamwork, preparing them for the adventure ahe...
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  • 24/09/25

    Sports & PE update

    Upcoming Fixtures 01/10/2025 (Weds) – Year 8 Rugby vs Edgbarrow (Away at Edgbarrow) 01/10/2025 (Weds) – Year 11 Netball vs Edgbarrow (Away at Edgbarrow) 02/10/2025 (Thurs) – Year 7 Rugby vs Edgbarrow (Away at Edgbarrow) 07/10/2025 (Tues) – Year 10 Netball...
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  • 22/09/25

    Friends of Brakenhale - Welcome back to school

    Thank you to everyone for their support for our Summer raffle and the postponed Summer Festival. We raised £918! Thank you and well done. We have our Autumn Quiz coming up on October 10th. This is a family quiz where everyone is invited. We have some great Boo Basket Prizes for th...
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  • 17/09/25

    Sixth Form update

    The start of a new academic year is always an exciting one! For our new Year 12 cohort, this marks a fresh beginning as members of our Post-16 community. For some of you, it means continuing subjects you enjoyed at Key Stage 4, while for others it involves taking on brand new courses and ex...
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