St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead
Cookham Road, Maidenhead, SL6 7EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- MOTHER TERESA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rosemary Akehurst
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Sponsor
- Mother Teresa Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Maidenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 284
- URN
- 139882
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628622570
About this school
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Maidenhead. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 284 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 53% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 84% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 76% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 80% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead 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 | 44% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 309 |
| 2023/24 | 304 |
| 2024/25 | 289 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead compares
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead ranked 30th of 32 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 4.7% | 14.5% | 284 | — |
| Riverside Primary School and Nursery | 56% | 7.7% | 37.4% | 368 | 0.1 miles |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 48% | 5.5% | 22.8% | 327 | 0.3 miles |
| Furze Platt Junior School | 68% | 4.5% | 18.7% | 364 | 0.7 miles |
| Furze Platt Infant School | — | 4.7% | 11.5% | 270 | 0.7 miles |
| Alwyn Infant School | — | 4.5% | 13.9% | 213 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.53%
- English as an additional language
- 20.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 12.12%
Location
Nearby schools
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Riverside Primary School and Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
-
St Luke's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
-
Furze Platt Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
-
Furze Platt Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
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Alwyn Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
Other schools in Maidenhead
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead ranks 18th 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 ages does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead teach?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead is Mrs Rosemary Akehurst, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead has 284 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead full?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead has capacity for 315 pupils and 284 on roll (90%), 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead a selective school?
- No. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead part of an academy trust?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead is part of MOTHER TERESA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead compare with other schools in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead ranked 30th of 32 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead's absence rate?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead'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.