Community school · Windsor and Maidenhead

Riverside Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
368Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109820URN

Donnington Gardens, Cookham Road, Maidenhead, SL6 7JA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.2 below Windsor and Maidenhead median (3.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

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83 applications for 27 places · 25th of 38 in Windsor and Maidenhead

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Windsor and Maidenhead 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Windsor and Maidenhead median (3.3) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

83 applications · 27 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 3.1; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 3.3
2025 1.8; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 3.1
2024 1.9; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 3.0
2023 2.1; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.6
2022 1.0; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.6
2021 2.0; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.7
2020 1.3; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.8
2019 1.3; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.7
2018 1.6; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.8
2017 1.3; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.7
2016 0.7; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 3.0
2015 1.1; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.8
2014 1.1; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Windsor and Maidenhead median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Windsor and Maidenhead median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	27	83	3.1	22	0.81
Sep 2025	44	78	1.8	24	0.55
Sep 2024	44	84	1.9	32	0.73
Sep 2023	27	56	2.1	17	0.63
Sep 2022	44	45	1.0	14	0.32
Sep 2021	22	44	2.0	20	0.91
Sep 2020	59	79	1.3	40	0.68
Sep 2019	51	68	1.3	20	0.39
Sep 2018	45	74	1.6	33	0.73
Sep 2017	50	67	1.3	29	0.58
Sep 2016	60	41	0.7	22	0.37
Sep 2015	48	52	1.1	24	0.50
Sep 2014	36	40	1.1	17	0.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 75% · Maths 71% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%19th of 28 in Windsor and Maidenhead

Windsor and Maidenhead 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Windsor and Maidenhead 82% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Windsor and Maidenhead 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Windsor and Maidenhead 73% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Windsor and Maidenhead 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Windsor and Maidenhead 78% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Windsor and Maidenhead 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Windsor and Maidenhead median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	10%	103	105
2023/24	46%	2%	103	103
2022/23	47%	5%	101	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Riverside Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Good2023

3.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead
0.2 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
0.3 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Remains Outstanding2023

3.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Furze Platt Junior School
1.4 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Graded · no overall grade2025

68%met the SATs standard
Furze Platt Infant School
1.4 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place
Alwyn Infant School
1.7 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

3.0applications per place
Courthouse Junior School
1.8 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Standards maintained2025

52%met the SATs standard
Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School
1.9 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place
Oldfield Primary School
1.9 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109820 · 868/2074
Capacity: 480 pupils · 368 on roll
Free school meals: 33.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Donnington Gardens, Cookham Road, Maidenhead, SL6 7JA
Local authority: Windsor and Maidenhead

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources