Best Schools in Windsor and Maidenhead

How many schools are there in Windsor and Maidenhead?

Windsor and Maidenhead has 83 open schools: 46 state primary, 14 state secondary or all-through, 13 independent, 6 special and 4 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Windsor and Maidenhead are rated Outstanding?

13 schools in Windsor and Maidenhead were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot; The Green Room School; Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School; Furze Platt Junior School; Newlands Girls' School; and 8 more. Counting Good as well, 90% of the 63 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.

St Francis Catholic Primary School, South AscotThe Green Room SchoolBurchetts Green CofE Infants' SchoolFurze Platt Junior SchoolNewlands Girls' School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead get the best GCSE results?

Of the 12 schools in Windsor and 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; Holyport College, with an Attainment 8 score of 55.1 and 60% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Charters School, with an Attainment 8 score of 53.2 and 60% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Newlands Girls' SchoolHolyport CollegeCharters School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead have the best SATs results?

Of the 28 primary schools in Windsor and 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 Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot (100% in reading, 100% in maths); and Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale (100% in reading, 97% 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 Francis Catholic Primary School, South AscotHoly Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Windsor and Maidenhead?

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

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Windsor and Maidenhead have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Windsor and Maidenhead have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Windsor and Maidenhead allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Windsor and Maidenhead?

Apply to Windsor and Maidenhead 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.