Newlands Girls' School
Farm Road, Maidenhead, SL6 5JB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- NEWLANDS GIRLS' SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Miss Jo Capon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Maidenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,226
- URN
- 142357
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628625068
About this school
Newlands Girls' School is a girls' secondary academy in Maidenhead. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,226 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newlands Girls' School, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 192 | 192 | 192 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.6 | 58.8 | 55.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.63 +0.43 to +0.84 | +0.66 +0.44 to +0.87 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% | 73.4% | 64.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 90.1% | 85.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 76% | 82.8% | 76.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
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 Newlands 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 | 56.6 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.8 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.6 | 35.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,156 |
| 2023/24 | 1,200 |
| 2024/25 | 1,242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newlands Girls' School compares
Newlands Girls' School ranked 1st of 10 secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.6 | 5.4% | 13% | 1,226 | — |
| Altwood Church of England School | 40 | 9.1% | 26.3% | 846 | 0.5 miles |
| Cox Green School | 45.9 | 9.3% | 21% | 1,139 | 1.0 miles |
| Furze Platt Senior School | 47.5 | 8.2% | 19.2% | 1,556 | 1.2 miles |
| Desborough College | 45.7 | 7.4% | 18% | 539 | 1.4 miles |
| Holyport College | 54.4 | 7.1% | 11% | 660 | 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)
- 13.02%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 13.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Altwood Church of England School0.5 miles
Secondary · Maidenhead
-
Cox Green School1.0 miles
Secondary · Maidenhead
-
Furze Platt Senior School1.2 miles
Secondary · Maidenhead
-
Desborough College1.4 miles
Secondary · Maidenhead
-
Holyport College2.9 miles
Secondary · Holyport
Other schools in Maidenhead
Newlands Girls' School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Maidenhead.
- Altwood Church of England School Secondary
- Cox Green School Secondary
- Desborough College Secondary
- Furze Platt Senior School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Newlands Girls' School teach?
- Newlands Girls' School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Maidenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Newlands Girls' School?
- The headteacher of Newlands Girls' School is Miss Jo Capon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newlands Girls' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newlands 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 many pupils are at Newlands Girls' School?
- Newlands Girls' School has 1,226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Newlands Girls' School full?
- Newlands Girls' School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,226 on roll (102%), 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 Newlands Girls' School a faith school?
- No. Newlands Girls' School has no designated religious character.
- Is Newlands Girls' School a selective school?
- No. Newlands Girls' School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Newlands Girls' School part of an academy trust?
- Newlands Girls' School is part of NEWLANDS GIRLS' SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Newlands Girls' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.6 in 2022/23 and 55.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newlands Girls' School compare with other schools in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Newlands Girls' School ranked 1st of 10 secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newlands Girls' School's absence rate?
- Newlands Girls' School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newlands Girls' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newlands 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.