Sunningdale School
Dry Arch Road, Sunningdale, Ascot, SL5 9PZ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 7 to 14
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr T A C N Dawson
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Windsor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 98
- URN
- 110134
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01344620159
About this school
Sunningdale School is a boys' independent school in Ascot. It teaches children aged 7 to 14 and has 98 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Sunningdale 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
Sunningdale School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1930, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Sunningdale 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 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 94 |
| 2024/25 | 82 |
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
- 8
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heathermount School0.5 miles
Special schools · Ascot
-
The Marist School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Ascot
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St Mary's School Ascot1.3 miles
Independent schools · Ascot
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St George's School1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Coworth-Flexlands School1.7 miles
Independent schools · Woking
Other schools in Ascot
- Heathfield School Independent schools
- LVS Ascot Independent schools
- Papplewick School Independent schools
- St Mary's School Ascot 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 year groups does Sunningdale School teach?
- Sunningdale School teaches children aged 7 to 14. It is an independent school in Ascot.
- Who is the headteacher of Sunningdale School?
- The headteacher of Sunningdale School is Mr T A C N Dawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sunningdale School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sunningdale 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 big is Sunningdale School?
- Sunningdale School has 98 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 14.
- Is Sunningdale School full?
- Sunningdale School has capacity for 105 pupils and 98 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 Sunningdale School a faith school?
- No. Sunningdale School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sunningdale 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 Sunningdale 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.