Best Schools in Maidenhead

How many schools are there in Maidenhead?

Maidenhead has 37 open schools: 24 state primary, 5 state secondary or all-through, 3 independent, 2 special and 3 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Maidenhead are rated Outstanding?

9 schools in Maidenhead were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School, Furze Platt Junior School, Newlands Girls' School, St Luke's CofE Primary School, Braywick Court School and 4 more. Counting Good as well, 84% of the 31 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Burchetts Green CofE Infants' SchoolFurze Platt Junior SchoolNewlands Girls' SchoolSt Luke's CofE Primary SchoolBraywick Court School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Maidenhead get the best GCSE results?

Of the 7 schools in Maidenhead with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Newlands Girls' School, with an Attainment 8 score of 58.9 and 71% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Furze Platt Senior School, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.6 and 43% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Cox Green School, with an Attainment 8 score of 44.8 and 45% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Newlands Girls' SchoolFurze Platt Senior SchoolCox Green School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Maidenhead have the best SATs results?

Of the 20 primary schools in Maidenhead with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Lowbrook Academy (100% in reading, 100% in maths); St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery (95% in reading, 95% in maths); and White Waltham CofE Academy (97% in reading, 90% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Lowbrook AcademySt Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and NurseryWhite Waltham CofE Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Maidenhead?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Maidenhead selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Maidenhead?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Buckinghamshire published how far the last place offered went at this school: St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School, 1.152 miles for 2019 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School

Source: Buckinghamshire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Maidenhead?

Apply to your council - Windsor and Maidenhead or Buckinghamshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.