The Windsor Boys' School, Windsor

From the headteacher's welcome: "The Windsor Boys' School is a 13-18 secondary school which combines over 100 years of tradition and success with a modern and forward-thinking vision, that prepares all our students with the skills and knowledge to succeed in the 21 st Century. The school is a vibrant and caring community, offering an array of opportunities to learn, develop, achieve and grow."

In 2026, pupils at The Windsor Boys' School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.4 in Windsor and Maidenhead and 47 across England.

54% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Windsor and Maidenhead and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 47.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.14: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 30.1, against 51.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 21.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

Across Windsor and Maidenhead, 76% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Windsor and Maidenhead lodged 98 appeals against secondary school offers; 66 reached a hearing and 15 succeeded (22.7% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Windsor Boys' School are St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor (0.4 miles, Good); Windsor Girls' School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 49.3); Trevelyan Middle School (1 mile, Good); and Dedworth Middle School (1.1 miles, Good).

The Windsor Boys' School is one of 6 schools run by Windsor Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Of the 237 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 38% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 114 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 63% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 21% into work. 19% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

14.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Windsor & Eton Central Rail Station, about 680 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Windsor Boys School, 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 232 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Windsor and Maidenhead (80), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Windsor Boys' School issued 334 suspensions, 33.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Windsor Boys' School are Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School (0.1 miles), St Edward's Catholic First School (0.4 miles), Oakfield First School (0.5 miles) and Eton Porny CofE First School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.