Claires Court Schools
1 College Avenue, Maidenhead, SL6 6AW
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Richards
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Maidenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,190
- Pupils on roll
- 862
- URN
- 110153
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628327700
About this school
Claires Court Schools is an independent school in Maidenhead. It teaches children aged 2 to 18 and has 862 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Claires Court Schools 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
Claires Court Schools has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1960, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 106 | 114 | 113 |
| Attainment 8 score | 29.8 | 31.9 | 30.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Claires Court Schools 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 | 29.8 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 31.9 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 30.5 | 35.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 964 |
| 2023/24 | 961 |
| 2024/25 | 961 |
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
- 19
- Pupils on SEN support
- 147
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Piran's School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Maidenhead
-
RBWM Alternative Learning Provision0.9 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Maidenhead
-
Forest Bridge School1.2 miles
Free Schools · Maidenhead
-
Manor Green School1.7 miles
Academies · Maidenhead
-
Beech Lodge School2.0 miles
Special schools · Hurley
Other schools in Maidenhead
- Herries Preparatory School Independent schools
- St Piran's School Independent schools
- Cookham Nursery School Nursery
- Maidenhead Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints Church of England Junior School Primary
- Alwyn Infant School Primary
- Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Braywick Court School Primary
- Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School Primary
- Cookham Dean CofE Primary School Primary
- Cookham Rise Primary School Primary
- Courthouse Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Claires Court Schools teach?
- Claires Court Schools teaches children aged 2 to 18. It is an independent school in Maidenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Claires Court Schools?
- The headteacher of Claires Court Schools is Mr Steven Richards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Claires Court Schools been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Claires Court Schools 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 Claires Court Schools?
- Claires Court Schools has 862 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 18.
- Is Claires Court Schools full?
- Claires Court Schools has capacity for 1,190 pupils and 862 on roll (72%), 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 Claires Court Schools a faith school?
- No. Claires Court Schools has no designated religious character.
- Is Claires Court Schools a selective school?
- No. Claires Court Schools is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Claires Court Schools's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 29.8 in 2022/23 and 30.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Claires Court Schools's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Claires Court Schools'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 24 July 2026.