How many schools does Windsor and Maidenhead have?

OfferDay lists 83 schools in Windsor and Maidenhead, including 46 primary schools and 13 independent schools.

Who inspects schools in Windsor and Maidenhead?

Every school in Windsor and Maidenhead is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Windsor and Maidenhead ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Windsor and Maidenhead where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the Windsor and Maidenhead local authority?

OfferDay groups the Windsor and Maidenhead schools across ten towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Windsor and Maidenhead local authority

Windsor and Maidenhead has 83 schools listed on OfferDay across 10 towns.

3 nursery schools · 46 primary schools · 4 middle schools · 10 secondary schools · 7 special and alternative provision schools · 13 independent schools

About schools in Windsor and Maidenhead

Windsor and Maidenhead lists 83 schools, most of them primary schools. Its ten secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Windsor and Maidenhead keeps a three-tier system, so four middle schools sit between the primary and secondary stages.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 64%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 33 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 47.1; average Attainment 8 score, across the 14 schools with published results

Top schools in Windsor and Maidenhead

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Lowbrook Academy 100%
2 St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot 97%
3 St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery 92%
4 Oldfield Primary School 83%
5 Waltham St Lawrence Primary School 81%
6 Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale 81%
7 Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham 79%
8 Cookham Dean CofE Primary School 79%

Secondary

1 Newlands Girls' School 55.6
2 Holyport College 54.4
3 Charters School 51.0
4 The Windsor Boys' School 47.8
5 Furze Platt Senior School 47.5
6 Churchmead Church of England (VA) School 46.0
7 Cox Green School 45.9
8 Desborough College 45.7

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Windsor and Maidenhead.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Queensmead House School
Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 17
St George's School
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 19 · Girls
St George's School
Other independent school · Ages 3 to 14

Common questions about schools in Windsor and Maidenhead

How many schools does Windsor and Maidenhead have?: OfferDay lists 83 schools in Windsor and Maidenhead, including 46 primary schools and 13 independent schools.
Who inspects schools in Windsor and Maidenhead?: Every school in Windsor and Maidenhead is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Windsor and Maidenhead ranked?: OfferDay ranks schools in Windsor and Maidenhead where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Windsor and Maidenhead local authority?: OfferDay groups the Windsor and Maidenhead schools across ten towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.