Cranbourne Primary School
Lovel Road, Winkfield, Windsor, SL4 2EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Paula Jenkins
- Constituency
- Maidenhead
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 109835
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01344882350
About this school
Cranbourne Primary School is a community primary school in Windsor. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 202 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cranbourne Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 70% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 19% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 93% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 78% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 78% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cranbourne Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bracknell Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 62% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 186 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cranbourne Primary School compares
Cranbourne Primary School ranked 19th of 26 primary schools in Bracknell Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 4.4% | 8.5% | 202 | — |
| Ascot Heath Primary School | 64% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 403 | 1.0 miles |
| Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School | 70% | 4.2% | 8.9% | 207 | 1.4 miles |
| Cheapside CofE Primary School | 70% | 5.5% | 10.7% | 159 | 1.9 miles |
| Whitegrove Primary School | 66% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 418 | 2.2 miles |
| South Ascot Village Primary School | 67% | 8.4% | 17% | 144 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.5%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.36%
- Persistent absence
- 6.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ascot Heath Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Ascot
-
Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Bracknell
-
Cheapside CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Ascot
-
Whitegrove Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Bracknell
-
South Ascot Village Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Ascot
Other schools in Windsor
Cranbourne Primary School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Windsor.
- Alexander First School Primary
- Braywood CofE First School Primary
- Clewer Green CofE First School Primary
- Dedworth Green First School Primary
- Eton Porny CofE First School Primary
- Eton Wick CofE First School Primary
- Hilltop First School Primary
- Homer First School and Nursery Primary
- King's Court First School Primary
- Oakfield First School Primary
- St Edward's Catholic First School Primary
- The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cranbourne Primary School teach?
- Cranbourne Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Windsor.
- Who is the headteacher of Cranbourne Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cranbourne Primary School is Mrs Paula Jenkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cranbourne Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cranbourne Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Cranbourne Primary School?
- Cranbourne Primary School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Cranbourne Primary School full?
- Cranbourne Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 202 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cranbourne Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cranbourne Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cranbourne Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cranbourne Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Cranbourne Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cranbourne Primary School compare with other schools in Bracknell Forest?
- Cranbourne Primary School ranked 19th of 26 primary schools in Bracknell Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cranbourne Primary School's absence rate?
- Cranbourne Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cranbourne Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cranbourne Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.