The Windsor Boys' School
1 Maidenhead Road, Windsor, SL4 5EH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- WINDSOR LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Sean Furness
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Windsor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 990
- Pupils on roll
- 986
- URN
- 141844
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753716060
About this school
The Windsor Boys' School is a boys' secondary academy in Windsor. It teaches children aged 13 to 18 and has 986 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Windsor Boys' School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 224 | 237 | 247 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.5 | 47.5 | 47.8 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.20 to +0.19 | +0.14 -0.05 to +0.34 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 48.5% | 52.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 69.2% | 71.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 33% | 29.5% | 28.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
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 The Windsor Boys' 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 | Windsor and Maidenhead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.5 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.5 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.8 | 35.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 959 |
| 2023/24 | 966 |
| 2024/25 | 990 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Windsor Boys' School compares
The Windsor Boys' School ranked 4th of 10 secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.8 | 9.4% | 16.8% | 986 | — |
| Windsor Girls' School | 45.7 | 12.6% | 15.6% | 775 | 0.8 miles |
| Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College | 42.1 | 6.4% | 33.3% | 1,196 | 1.7 miles |
| Churchmead Church of England (VA) School | 46 | 7.8% | 26.3% | 681 | 1.8 miles |
| Eden Girls' School, Slough | 59.4 | 5.4% | 26.7% | 613 | 2.1 miles |
| The Westgate School | 40.6 | 10% | 25.4% | 1,273 | 2.2 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)
- 16.75%
- English as an additional language
- 13.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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Windsor Girls' School0.8 miles
Secondary · Windsor
-
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College1.7 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School1.8 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Eden Girls' School, Slough2.1 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
The Westgate School2.2 miles
Secondary · Slough
Other schools in Windsor
- Windsor Girls' School Secondary
- The Lawns Nursery School Nursery
- Alexander First School Primary
- Braywood CofE First School Primary
- Clewer Green CofE First School Primary
- Cranbourne Primary School Primary
- Dedworth Green First School Primary
- Eton Porny CofE First School Primary
- Eton Wick CofE First School Primary
- Hilltop First School Primary
- Homer First School and Nursery Primary
- King's Court First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Windsor Boys' School teach?
- The Windsor Boys' School teaches children aged 13 to 18. It is a secondary school in Windsor.
- Who is the headteacher of The Windsor Boys' School?
- The headteacher of The Windsor Boys' School is Mr Sean Furness, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Windsor Boys' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Windsor Boys' School, 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 The Windsor Boys' School?
- The Windsor Boys' School has 986 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- Is The Windsor Boys' School full?
- The Windsor Boys' School has capacity for 990 pupils and 986 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 The Windsor Boys' School a faith school?
- No. The Windsor Boys' School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Windsor Boys' School a selective school?
- No. The Windsor Boys' School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Windsor Boys' School part of an academy trust?
- The Windsor Boys' School is part of WINDSOR LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Windsor Boys' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.5 in 2022/23 and 47.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Windsor Boys' School compare with other schools in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- The Windsor Boys' School ranked 4th of 10 secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Windsor Boys' School's absence rate?
- The Windsor Boys' School's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Windsor Boys' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Windsor Boys' School'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 2 July 2026.