The Royal First School
The Great Park, Windsor, SL4 2HP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Harrall
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Windsor
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 110
- URN
- 110014
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01784434274
About this school
The Royal First School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Windsor. It teaches children aged 4 to 9 and has 110 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Royal First School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
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- Achievement
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- Attendance and behaviour
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- Personal development and wellbeing
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- Leadership and governance
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- Early years
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- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How The Royal First 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 110 |
| 2024/25 | 110 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Royal First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 4.6% | 110 | — |
| St Jude's Church of England Junior School | 59% | 6% | 26.8% | 172 | 1.6 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School | 90% | 3.4% | 10.7% | 210 | 1.6 miles |
| St Jude's CofE Infant School | — | 7.7% | 28.6% | 129 | 1.6 miles |
| King's Court First School | — | 5.6% | 12.5% | 134 | 1.9 miles |
| Cheapside CofE Primary School | 70% | 5.5% | 10.7% | 159 | 1.9 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)
- 4.55%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 8.99%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Jude's Church of England Junior School1.6 miles
Primary · Egham
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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Egham
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St Jude's CofE Infant School1.6 miles
Primary · Englefield Green
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King's Court First School1.9 miles
Primary · Windsor
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Cheapside CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Ascot
Other schools in Windsor
- Alexander First School Primary
- Braywood CofE First School Primary
- Clewer Green CofE First School Primary
- Cranbourne Primary 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
Common questions
- What ages does The Royal First School teach?
- The Royal First School teaches children aged 4 to 9. It is a primary school in Windsor.
- Who is the headteacher of The Royal First School?
- The headteacher of The Royal First School is Mrs Victoria Harrall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Royal First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Royal First 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 The Royal First School?
- The Royal First School has 110 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 9.
- Is The Royal First School full?
- The Royal First School has capacity for 110 pupils and 110 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Royal First School a faith school?
- Yes. The Royal First School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does The Royal First School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Royal First School as having no nursery classes.
- What is The Royal First School's absence rate?
- The Royal First School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does The Royal First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Royal First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.