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Trevelyan Middle School, Windsor

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Secondary
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Ages 9–13

Trevelyan Middle School is a secondary school for pupils aged 9 to 13 in Windsor, part of Pioneer Educational Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 5 schools in Windsor with published results, and 4,602nd of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2019)
Capacity
94% full
Attendance
Better than England average
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Windsor and Maidenhead (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Trevelyan Middle School in detail

Results

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Trevelyan Middle School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 77% in Windsor and Maidenhead and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (80% in reading, 81% in maths).

Getting a place at Trevelyan Middle School

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).

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Trevelyan Middle School are Windsor Girls' School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 49.3); The Windsor Boys' School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 48); St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor (1.1 miles, Good); and St Peter's Church of England Middle School (1.3 miles, Good).

Windsor Girls' SchoolThe Windsor Boys' SchoolSt Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, WindsorSt Peter's Church of England Middle School

The trust

Trevelyan Middle School is one of 4 schools run by Pioneer Educational Trust, an academy trust.

All 4 schools in Pioneer Educational Trust

What parents say

93 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Trevelyan Middle School (as of September 2025): 82% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 76% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (76%).

Who goes there

13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (48%), Asian (20%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 109 pupils (18.6%) received SEN support and 16 (2.7%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Trevelyan Middle School has a resourced provision: 10 places, 5 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Windsor & Eton Central Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Trevelyan School, 270 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Trevelyan Middle 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 148 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Windsor and Maidenhead (80), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Trevelyan Middle School issued 5 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Trevelyan Middle School are The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School (0.5 miles), Oakfield First School (0.6 miles), Clewer Green CofE First School (0.8 miles) and Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First SchoolOakfield First SchoolClewer Green CofE First SchoolTrinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~753m)Possible (~1.1km)Unlikely (~1.4km)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Grant Strudley
Pupils:585
LA:Windsor and Maidenhead
Phone:01753864371
Address:Wood Close, Windsor, SL4 3LL
Trust:PIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST (4 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 November 2016

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from October 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Inspected 10 December 2024View full report
URN:143390
UKPRN:10057655
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Windsor
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Trevelyon has created a caring community where pupils thrive academically and personally. The school excels at supporting pupils during transition and offering varied enrichment activities through music, sports and drama. Teachers use effective strategies to help all pupils learn, including those with special educational needs, and pupils are motivated by recognition for their hard work.

Key Strengths

  • Strong emphasis on both academic achievement and personal development through the TMS Baccalaureate programme
  • Excellent pastoral care and transition support, with pupils feeling safe and having trusted adults to talk to
  • Wide range of enrichment activities including sports, music, drama, chess and debating
  • Well-sequenced curriculum with clear essential knowledge pupils need to learn
  • High attendance rates and strong pupil attitudes towards learning

Areas for Improvement

  • Some weaker readers are not receiving the tailored support they need to read fluently and keep up with learning
  • Behaviour standards are not consistently high outside of lessons - some younger pupils report boisterous and unkind behaviour in corridors and at lunchtime
  • Early reading programme needs to be embedded more fully across the school

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils feeling safe and having trusted adults to talk to.

Extracurricular Activities

Sports clubs, chess, debating, drama, choir, guitar, big band, musical theatre group

Trevelyon Middle School has successfully maintained its good standards since the previous inspection. The school has a positive, caring ethos with strong relationships between staff and pupils, and offers a broad, balanced curriculum with excellent enrichment opportunities.

At a Glance

13.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

93 responses
Would recommend82%
Child is happy89%
Child does well87%
High expectations83%
Feels safe91%
Well behaved80%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)76%
Kept informed88%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)80%
Wider development82%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Exclusions & Suspensions

0

Permanent exclusions

0.00%

Exclusion rate

5

Suspensions

0.85%

Suspension rate

4 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 589 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Trevelyan School (Stop TW)
269m · 4 min walk
Bolton Road (Stop BN)
293m · 5 min walk
Queen Anne's Gate (Stop NN)
376m · 6 min walk
King Edward VII Hospital (Stop JC)
463m · 8 min walk
Queensmead (Stop QN)
491m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
3
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Windsor and Maidenhead is 6 (the median across 83 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

94%

Near capacity

593 pupils

630 places

37 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Windsor

Low pressure
New homes approved:638
Projected new pupils:115

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Windsor

Across Windsor and Maidenhead council

Low demand council-wide0.81 applications per place

Places available

1,483

Applications

1,198

Got 1st preference

75.5%

Got preferred school

96.6%

All secondary applications across Windsor and Maidenhead council (2026/27), not just this school.

Inspection History(2)

10 December 2024

Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
1 October 2019
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

109

SEN Support

16

EHC Plans

21.4%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Trevelyan Middle School has a resourced provision: 10 places, 5 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health37
Specific Learning Difficulty30
Autistic Spectrum Disorder24
Other15
Speech, Language & Communication5
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Hearing Impairment1
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
48.0%
Asian
19.8%
Black
1.4%
Mixed
13.4%
Chinese
0.5%
Other
3.1%
Unclassified
2.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals13.0%
English as Additional Language11.5%

585

Total Pupils

309

Boys

276

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

32

Teachers

18.3:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,398

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,822

Per pupil

£3617k

Total funding

£109k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£171,761
EAL funding£12,224
Lump sum£153,629

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.6%

Overall absence

13.8%

Persistent absence

610

Enrolments

Authorised4.3%
Unauthorised1.2%
Persistent (10%+)13.8%
Severe (50%+)1.0%

Absence trend

4.8%
18/19
5.6%
20/21
8.2%
21/22
5.8%
22/23
5.6%
23/24
5.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Trevelyan Middle School

What are SATs results like at Trevelyan Middle School?

Of the pupils at Trevelyan Middle School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.

What is Trevelyan Middle School's Ofsted rating?

Trevelyan Middle School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2019, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Trevelyan Middle School?

No fixed boundary. When Trevelyan Middle School is oversubscribed, Windsor and Maidenhead allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Trevelyan Middle School?

Trevelyan Middle School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 630 places.

How big are the classes at Trevelyan Middle School?

Classes at Trevelyan Middle School average 27.9 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Trevelyan Middle School?

Trevelyan Middle School has around 585 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Trevelyan Middle School have specialist SEN provision?

Trevelyan Middle School has a resourced provision: 10 places, 5 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Trevelyan Middle School?

5.6% of sessions were missed at Trevelyan Middle School in 2024/25. 13.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Trevelyan Middle School?

Apply through Windsor and Maidenhead's coordinated admissions process, naming Trevelyan Middle School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Trevelyan Middle School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Windsor and Maidenhead is 6 (the median across 83 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Trevelyan Middle School?

Trevelyan Middle School is at Wood Close, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3LL.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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