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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 17 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 11 September 2014Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry493 applications · 75 places offered · 48 named it first
- 2026 6.6; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 4.1
- 2025 2.7; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.5
- 2024 3.2; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.9
- 2023 2.0; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.2
- 2022 2.3; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.3
- 2021 2.6; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.6
- 2020 2.3; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.4
- 2019 2.3; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.4
- 2018 2.1; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.1
- 2017 2.0; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.3
- 2016 2.0; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.2
- 2015 1.7; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.3
- 2014 1.9; Windsor and Maidenhead median median 2.4
- This school
- Windsor and Maidenhead median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 75 | 493 | 6.6 | 48 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2025 | 103 | 281 | 2.7 | 65 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2024 | 94 | 296 | 3.2 | 54 | 0.57 |
| Sep 2023 | 144 | 292 | 2.0 | 77 | 0.53 |
| Sep 2022 | 136 | 312 | 2.3 | 101 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2021 | 137 | 362 | 2.6 | 75 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2020 | 170 | 390 | 2.3 | 110 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2019 | 189 | 428 | 2.3 | 184 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 | 189 | 405 | 2.1 | 168 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2017 | 187 | 374 | 2.0 | 149 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2016 | 165 | 333 | 2.0 | 121 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2015 | 144 | 249 | 1.7 | 84 | 0.58 |
| Sep 2014 | 116 | 220 | 1.9 | 78 | 0.67 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 111 | 44.6 | 40% | 63% | – |
| 2024/25 | 114 | 45.7 | 54% | 69% | – |
| 2023/24 | 174 | 44.9 | 52% | 70% | −0.17 |
| 2022/23 | 184 | 49.0 | 54% | 77% | +0.06 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Desborough CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20246.6applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Windsor and MaidenheadRemains Good20237.2applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · Windsor and MaidenheadRequires improvement20245.1applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · Windsor and MaidenheadRemains Outstanding20243.3applications per place 58.9Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Windsor and Maidenhead20264.1applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · Windsor and MaidenheadGood202314.9applications per place 55.1Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · BuckinghamshireRemains Good20225.4applications per place 71.4Attainment 8 Selective
- 6.9 km · SloughGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
- 7.0 km · Windsor and MaidenheadGood2022
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138879 · 868/4000
- Trust
- Pioneer Educational Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,140 pupils · 539 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2012
- Replaced
- Desborough School (URN 138856); Desborough School (URN 110099)
- Address
- Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, SL6 2QB
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources