Academy sponsor led · Buckinghamshire

Dorney School

4–11Ages
158Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144339URN

Harcourt Close, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead, SL6 0DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.3 above Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

49 applications for 18 places · 39th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

49 applications · 18 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 2.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 3.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 2.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 2.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 3.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2014 3.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Dorney School (URN 110220), the previous school.

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	18	49	2.7	13	0.72
Sep 2025	27	49	1.8	22	0.81
Sep 2024	21	52	2.5	18	0.86
Sep 2023	14	52	3.7	10	0.71
Sep 2022	30	60	2.0	26	0.87
Sep 2021	27	65	2.4	24	0.89
Sep 2020	21	56	2.7	18	0.86
Sep 2019	23	48	2.1	17	0.74
Sep 2018	26	63	2.4	24	0.92
Sep 2017 *	29	61	2.1	21	0.72
Sep 2016 *	29	64	2.2	15	0.52
Sep 2015 *	30	117	3.9	41	1.37
Sep 2014 *	30	103	3.4	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 64% · Maths 61% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%122nd of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Buckinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	7%	102	102
2023/24	74%	0%	108	108
2022/23	57%	7%	106	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

Dorney SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Braywick Court School
2.1 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Remains Outstanding2023

7.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Oldfield Primary School
2.2 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Lent Rise School
2.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Holyport CofE Primary School
2.5 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Cippenham School
2.8 km · Slough

Good2023

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School
2.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School
2.9 km · Slough

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Western House Academy
3.0 km · Slough

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144339 · 825/2035
Trust: Beeches Learning and Development Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 158 on roll
Free school meals: 16.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: Dorney School (URN 110220)
Address: Harcourt Close, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead, SL6 0DY
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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