St Edward's Catholic First School
Parsonage Lane, Windsor, SL4 5EN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rhona Miccoli
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Constituency
- Windsor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 280
- URN
- 110031
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753860607
About this school
St Edward's Catholic First School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Windsor. It teaches children aged 5 to 9 and has 280 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Trends over time
How St Edward's Catholic 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 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 269 |
| 2023/24 | 277 |
| 2024/25 | 278 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Edward's Catholic First School compares
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 | — | 4.3% | 9.4% | 280 | — |
| Oakfield First School | — | 4.6% | 11.8% | 287 | 0.4 miles |
| Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School | — | 4.3% | 7.5% | 135 | 0.4 miles |
| Clewer Green CofE First School | — | 3.3% | 8% | 260 | 0.6 miles |
| Dedworth Green First School | — | 7.8% | 41.6% | 171 | 0.7 miles |
| Hilltop First School | — | 7.5% | 24% | 177 | 0.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.35%
- English as an additional language
- 24.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.34%
- Persistent absence
- 9.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakfield First School0.4 miles
Primary · Windsor
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Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School0.4 miles
Primary · Windsor
-
Clewer Green CofE First School0.6 miles
Primary · Windsor
-
Dedworth Green First School0.7 miles
Primary · Windsor
-
Hilltop First School0.7 miles
Primary · Windsor
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
- The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Edward's Catholic First School teach?
- St Edward's Catholic First School teaches children aged 5 to 9. It is a primary school in Windsor.
- Who is the headteacher of St Edward's Catholic First School?
- The headteacher of St Edward's Catholic First School is Mrs Rhona Miccoli, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Edward's Catholic First School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Edward's Catholic 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 big is St Edward's Catholic First School?
- St Edward's Catholic First School has 280 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 9.
- Is St Edward's Catholic First School full?
- St Edward's Catholic First School has capacity for 300 pupils and 280 on roll (93%), 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 St Edward's Catholic First School a faith school?
- Yes. St Edward's Catholic First School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).
- Does St Edward's Catholic First School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Edward's Catholic First School as having no nursery classes.
- What is St Edward's Catholic First School's absence rate?
- St Edward's Catholic First School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does St Edward's Catholic 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 St Edward's Catholic 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.