Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School, Maidenhead

From the headteacher's welcome: "Please also feel free to contact the school directly with any other queries you may have and one of our incredibly friendly office staff will be able to help you. Boyne Hill Infant and Nursery School, located in west Maidenhead, is a Good school (Ofsted 2024) and has an excellent reputation within the local community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, gymnastics, basketball, multi-sports, dance, Lego, gardening and sewing.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 143 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School are All Saints Church of England Junior School (0.2 miles, 92% reading, 79% maths); Larchfield Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 66% reading, 69% maths); St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 95% reading, 95% maths); and Alwyn Infant School (0.8 miles, Good).

57 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 88% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (84%).

6.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 49.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (42%), White British (27%) and Mixed (19%).

In 2026, 16 pupils (8.2%) received SEN support and 4 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Maidenhead Rail Station, about 1190 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is North Star Lane, 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 193 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Windsor and Maidenhead (80), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School issued 4 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School are Altwood Church of England School (0.5 miles), Desborough College (0.6 miles), Newlands Girls' School (0.8 miles) and Cox Green School (1 mile).