Papplewick School
Windsor Road, Ascot, SL5 7LH
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 6 to 13
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Bunbury
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Windsor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 110118
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01344621488
About this school
Papplewick School is a boys' independent school in Ascot. It teaches children aged 6 to 13 and has 211 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Papplewick School under its current framework. 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
Papplewick School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1951, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Papplewick 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 86
Location
Nearby schools
-
St George's School1.1 miles
Independent schools
-
LVS Ascot1.2 miles
Independent schools · Ascot
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Heathfield School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Ascot
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The Marist School1.7 miles
Independent schools · Ascot
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Lambrook School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Bracknell
Other schools in Ascot
- Heathfield School Independent schools
- LVS Ascot Independent schools
- St Mary's School Ascot Independent schools
- Sunningdale School Independent schools
- The Marist School Independent schools
- Ascot Heath Primary School Primary
- Cheapside CofE 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
Common questions
- What ages does Papplewick School teach?
- Papplewick School teaches children aged 6 to 13. It is an independent school in Ascot.
- Who is the headteacher of Papplewick School?
- The headteacher of Papplewick School is Mr Tom Bunbury, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Papplewick School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Papplewick School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Papplewick School?
- Papplewick School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 13.
- Is Papplewick School full?
- Papplewick School has capacity for 230 pupils and 211 on roll (92%), 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 Papplewick School a faith school?
- No. Papplewick School has no designated religious character.
- Does Papplewick 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 Papplewick 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 24 July 2026.