The Royal First School, Windsor

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades The Royal First School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils generally achieve well across the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders place a strong emphasis on pupils' attendance and check it closely."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that a well-structured and appropriate curriculum is in place."

Early years - Expected standard. "Staff welcome children into the early years with warmth and care."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have created an inclusive culture in which pupils' needs are identified accurately and early."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the school's strengths and the areas that require continued development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a coherent, well-sequenced programme for pupils' personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should continue to refine the teaching of handwriting and spelling so that pupils build and secure the essential knowledge and skills they need to improve the accuracy and quality of their writing. • Leaders should further develop pupils' ability to apply calculation fluency to reasoning tasks so that pupils embed and use their mathematical knowledge with increasing accuracy. • Leaders should continue strengthening the consistency of monitoring and reviewing the support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities to ensure adaptations are precisely informed by the impact of previous actions".

In its own words: "At The Royal School, we understand the importance of a well-rounded, fulfilling school curriculum to prepare our pupils for the next stage of education, and for their present and future role as global citizens. Our Christian vision statement describes where we are heading and outlines our purpose - the reason why we do things at The Royal School."

From the headteacher's welcome: "As well as being part of the Crown Estate community we are also a Church of England School with close links to The Royal Chapel. Our Christian ethos supports an atmosphere of mutual respect, where differences are celebrated and customs and beliefs of others are valued."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, gymnastics, multi-sports, yoga, dance, drama, ukulele and cooking.

For September 2026 entry, 36 families put The Royal First School as their first choice and 101 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. That is 1.7 first choices for every place. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to The Royal First School are St Jude's Church of England Junior School (1.6 miles, Good, 85% reading, 64% maths); St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School (1.6 miles, 93% reading, 93% maths); St Jude's CofE Infant School (1.6 miles, Requires improvement); and King's Court First School (1.9 miles, Good).

65 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Royal First School (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

2.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (74%), Mixed (13%) and Asian (7%).

In 2026, 9 pupils (8.2%) received SEN support and 6 (5.5%) 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 autism.

The Royal First School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Egham Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greenboom Covert Hail & Ride (southbound), 270 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, burglary and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Windsor and Maidenhead (80).

In 2024/25, The Royal First School issued 1 suspension, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.