Cheapside CofE Primary School
Watersplash Lane, Cheapside, Ascot, SL5 7QJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Conrad Martucci
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Windsor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 159
- URN
- 110020
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01344621112
About this school
Cheapside CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Ascot. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 159 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cheapside CofE 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 23 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 57% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 9% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 83% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 70% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 74% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Cheapside CofE 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 | Windsor and Maidenhead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 181 |
| 2023/24 | 169 |
| 2024/25 | 168 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cheapside CofE Primary School compares
Cheapside CofE Primary School ranked 11th of 32 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.5% | 10.7% | 159 | — |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill | 50% | 4.1% | 9.1% | 194 | 1.2 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale | 81% | 3.7% | 6.2% | 211 | 1.5 miles |
| South Ascot Village Primary School | 67% | 8.4% | 17% | 144 | 1.6 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot | 97% | 4.6% | 3.4% | 210 | 1.9 miles |
| Cranbourne Primary School | 56% | 4.4% | 8.5% | 202 | 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
-
Ungraded inspection report2 April 2025
- 10 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.71%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill1.2 miles
Primary · Ascot
-
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale1.5 miles
Primary · Ascot
-
South Ascot Village Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Ascot
-
St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot1.9 miles
Primary · Ascot
-
Cranbourne Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Windsor
Other schools in Ascot
Cheapside CofE Primary School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Ascot.
- Ascot Heath Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale Primary
- South Ascot Village Primary School Primary
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot Primary
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill Primary
- Charters School Secondary
- Heathermount School Special schools
- Heathfield School Independent schools
- LVS Ascot Independent schools
- Papplewick School Independent schools
- St Mary's School Ascot Independent schools
- Sunningdale School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Cheapside CofE Primary School teach?
- Cheapside CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ascot.
- Who is the headteacher of Cheapside CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cheapside CofE Primary School is Mr Conrad Martucci, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cheapside CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cheapside CofE 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 Cheapside CofE Primary School?
- Cheapside CofE Primary School has 159 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cheapside CofE Primary School full?
- Cheapside CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 159 on roll (76%), so it has space against 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 Cheapside CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Cheapside CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Cheapside CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cheapside CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Cheapside CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cheapside CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Cheapside CofE Primary School ranked 11th of 32 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cheapside CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Cheapside CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cheapside CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cheapside CofE 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.