Lowbrook Academy
The Fairway, Cox Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LOWBROOK ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Dave Rooney
- Constituency
- Maidenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 327
- URN
- 136712
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628671355
About this school
Lowbrook Academy is a primary academy in Maidenhead. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 327 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 98% | 100% | 100% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 57% | 59% |
| Expected standard in reading | 98% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 113.0 | 114.0 | 115.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 114.0 | 116.0 | 116.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.10 | - | - |
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 Lowbrook Academy 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 | 98% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 100% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 100% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 330 |
| 2023/24 | 330 |
| 2024/25 | 330 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lowbrook Academy compares
Lowbrook Academy ranked 1st of 32 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 100% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 327 | — |
| Wessex Primary School | 44% | 5.1% | 26.2% | 320 | 0.1 miles |
| St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 92% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 485 | 0.7 miles |
| Woodlands Park Primary School | 20% | 7.3% | 42.1% | 111 | 0.7 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Junior School | 69% | 5.5% | 17.4% | 208 | 1.0 miles |
| Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.1% | 10.1% | 196 | 1.0 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)
- 3.64%
- English as an additional language
- 11.2%
- Overall absence
- 2.81%
- Persistent absence
- 1.97%
Location
Nearby schools
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Wessex Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
-
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
-
Woodlands Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
-
All Saints Church of England Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
-
Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
Other schools in Maidenhead
Lowbrook Academy ranks 1st of the 20 ranked primary schools in Maidenhead.
- 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
- Dorney School Primary
- Furze Platt Infant School Primary
- Furze Platt Junior School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lowbrook Academy teach?
- Lowbrook Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Lowbrook Academy?
- The headteacher of Lowbrook Academy is Mr Dave Rooney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lowbrook Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lowbrook Academy, 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 Lowbrook Academy?
- Lowbrook Academy has 327 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Lowbrook Academy full?
- Lowbrook Academy has capacity for 330 pupils and 327 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lowbrook Academy a faith school?
- No. Lowbrook Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Lowbrook Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lowbrook Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lowbrook Academy?
- Lowbrook Academy is part of LOWBROOK ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lowbrook Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 98% in 2022/23 and 100% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lowbrook Academy rank locally?
- Lowbrook Academy ranked 1st of 32 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lowbrook Academy's absence rate?
- Lowbrook Academy's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lowbrook Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lowbrook Academy'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 1 July 2026.