Windsor Girls' School
Imperial Road, Windsor, SL4 3RT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- WINDSOR LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Ben Garner
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Windsor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 864
- Pupils on roll
- 775
- URN
- 141852
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753795155
About this school
Windsor Girls' School is a girls' secondary academy in Windsor. It teaches children aged 13 to 18 and has 775 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 196 | 209 | 190 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | 49.2 | 45.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.19 -0.01 to +0.40 | +0.12 -0.08 to +0.32 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 46.9% | 43.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 68.4% | 61.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 37% | 36.4% | 38.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
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 Windsor Girls' 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 | 51.7 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.2 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.7 | 35.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 778 |
| 2023/24 | 810 |
| 2024/25 | 795 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Windsor Girls' School compares
Windsor Girls' School ranked 9th of 10 secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.7 | 12.6% | 15.6% | 775 | — |
| The Windsor Boys' School | 47.8 | 9.4% | 16.8% | 986 | 0.8 miles |
| Churchmead Church of England (VA) School | 46 | 7.8% | 26.3% | 681 | 2.3 miles |
| Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College | 42.1 | 6.4% | 33.3% | 1,196 | 2.5 miles |
| Eden Girls' School, Slough | 59.4 | 5.4% | 26.7% | 613 | 2.9 miles |
| The Westgate School | 40.6 | 10% | 25.4% | 1,273 | 2.9 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)
- 15.6%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 12.55%
- Persistent absence
- 34.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Windsor Boys' School0.8 miles
Secondary · Windsor
-
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School2.3 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College2.5 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Eden Girls' School, Slough2.9 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
The Westgate School2.9 miles
Secondary · Slough
Other schools in Windsor
- The Windsor Boys' 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 year groups does Windsor Girls' School teach?
- Windsor Girls' School teaches children aged 13 to 18. It is a secondary school in Windsor.
- Who is the headteacher of Windsor Girls' School?
- The headteacher of Windsor Girls' School is Ben Garner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Windsor Girls' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Windsor Girls' 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 big is Windsor Girls' School?
- Windsor Girls' School has 775 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- Is Windsor Girls' School full?
- Windsor Girls' School has capacity for 864 pupils and 775 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 Windsor Girls' School a faith school?
- No. Windsor Girls' School has no designated religious character.
- Is Windsor Girls' School a selective school?
- No. Windsor Girls' School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Windsor Girls' School?
- Windsor Girls' 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 Windsor Girls' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.7 in 2022/23 and 45.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Windsor Girls' School rank locally?
- Windsor Girls' School ranked 9th of 10 secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Windsor Girls' School's absence rate?
- Windsor Girls' School's overall absence rate is 12.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Windsor Girls' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Windsor Girls' 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.