Our Achievements
ListenBracknell Forest Council is a very successful Local Authority, with many of our services assessed as amongst the best in the Country. This is despite us also having one of the lowest Council Tax rates of any other Unitary Authority.
April 2009 saw the introduction of a new external assessment for local authorities known as the Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA), which assesses how well local authorities are performing.
The Audit Commission concluded that:
“Bracknell Forest Council is performing well and is consistently delivering above the minimum requirements as determined by the audit commission, with many of it services being amongst the best in the country. The Council delivers good outcomes for most of its priority services and continues to improve its performance in areas important to local people.”
More information on our CAA performance
Other recent achievements include:
- The Lookout Discovery Centre was selected as one of the top 50 family days out in June 2009
- Ranelagh School (Gold award) and Crown wood Primary School (Silver) awarded the Artsmark award by the Arts Council England in recognition of their high level of provision in the Arts.
- Crown wood Church of England Primary School rated as excellent by OFSTED in June 2009.
- RSPCA Community Animal Welfare Gold Award awarded to the Council for the excellence of its promotion of good practice in animal welfare.
- The Council’s Adult Social Care services have been rated at Grade 3- performing well by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) –December 2009.
- Mill Lane Bridge scheme won the Best in Category award from the Institute of Civil Engineers
- Both Coral Reef and Bracknell Leisure Centre retained their Charter Mark status in July 2009
- Services for children and young people provided by Bracknell Forest Council have been graded as 'performs well' by inspectors from OFSTED. Their overall judgement was that Bracknell Forest's children's services "exceeds minimum requirements".
- Larchwood, the council’s children’s respite Centre has been judged by OFSTED as outstanding.
- Kennel Lane, the council’s special school, has been judged by OFSTED as outstanding
- The E+ Team are a finalist in this year's e-Government National Awards receiving well deserved recognition for their ground-breaking work with the national and local smartcard. The award ceremony is being held in January 2010.
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