St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Maidenhead

Requires Improvement
Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~522m)Possible (~745m)Unlikely (~969m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Jennifer Camp-Overy
Pupils:485 / 420 capacity
LA:Windsor and Maidenhead
Phone:01628620183
Address:Altwood Road, Maidenhead, SL6 4PX
Trust:MOTHER TERESA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 July 2017

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 24 June 2025View full report
URN:144248
UKPRN:10063489
Diocese:Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
Constituency:Maidenhead
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

This school provides an exceptional education where children are happy, confident and make excellent progress in their learning. With outstanding teaching, a creative curriculum, and a warm, inclusive community, children develop into respectful, caring members of society who are extremely well prepared for their next stage of education.

Key Strengths

  • Exceptional teaching of reading with strong phonics from early years and rapid support for struggling readers
  • Highly ambitious and creative curriculum that builds on prior learning with clear essential knowledge identified
  • Exemplary pupil behaviour with a calm, peaceful atmosphere and exceptionally high attendance
  • Outstanding provision for pupils with SEND through highly effective inclusive practice and individual support
  • Rich character development including learning about different cultures, religions, online safety and environmental sustainability

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Swimming, sewing, fencing, choir, kickboxing, school council, eco-reps, buddy programme, museum trips, theatre trips, art gallery visits, before- and after-school clubs

St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery is an inclusive and welcoming school where pupils flourish and achieve exceptionally well. The school has improved dramatically from its previous 'Requires Improvement' rating to now be judged Outstanding across all areas.

At a Glance

4.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

160 responses
Would recommend96%
Child is happy96%
Well taught96%
Good progress93%
Feels safe98%
Well behaved95%
Bullying dealt with19%
Kept informed94%
Handles concerns66%
Wider development94%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-1ppMaths-1ppWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 95%. Maths has remained stable at around 95%. Writing has remained stable at around 93%.

Class Sizes

30.1

Avg class size

29.8

Infant (KS1)

30.4

KS2

14

Total classes

5 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Altwood Schools (Stop AR)
121m · 2 min walk
Highway Avenue (Stop EG)
283m · 5 min walk
Great Hill Crescent (Stop GA)
329m · 5 min walk
Muddy Lane (Stop UA)
359m · 6 min walk
Marlborough Road (Stop MB)
400m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

115%

Over capacity

485 pupils

420 capacity

65 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Maidenhead

Low pressure
New homes approved:983
Projected new pupils:246

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Maidenhead

Admissions Demand - Windsor and Maidenhead

Low demand0.83x oversubscription

Places available

1,700

Applications

1,412

Got 1st preference

82.2%

Got preferred school

97.2%

Primary admissions across Windsor and Maidenhead (2025/26)

Inspection History(3)

24 June 2025
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
11 January 2023
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood
23 September 2009
Outstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.33246%

Overall absence

5.13514%

Persistent absence

370

Enrolments

Authorised2.54173%
Unauthorised0.79073%
Persistent (10%+)5.13514%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

2.7125%
18/19
1.88191%
20/21
5.1226%
21/22
3.56818%
22/23
3.42764%
23/24
3.33246%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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