Dedworth Middle School
Smiths Lane, Windsor, SL4 5PE
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WINDSOR LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Ms Nicola Chandler
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Windsor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 517
- URN
- 142791
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753860561
About this school
Dedworth Middle School is a middle academy in Windsor. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 517 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 129 | 161 | 121 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 50% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 72% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 63% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 58% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Dedworth Middle 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 | 47% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 521 |
| 2023/24 | 552 |
| 2024/25 | 533 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dedworth Middle School compares
Dedworth Middle School ranked 19th of 32 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 7.6% | 32.5% | 517 | — |
| St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor | 61% | 4% | 10.6% | 482 | 0.6 miles |
| Trevelyan Middle School | 63% | 5.6% | 15.3% | 585 | 1.5 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Middle School | 58% | 8.9% | 15.6% | 231 | 2.7 miles |
| Dedworth Green First School | — | 7.8% | 41.6% | 171 | 0.1 miles |
| Homer First School and Nursery | — | 5.5% | 17.1% | 168 | 0.3 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)
- 32.46%
- English as an additional language
- 19.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.59%
- Persistent absence
- 21.13%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor0.6 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Windsor
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Trevelyan Middle School1.5 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Windsor
-
St Peter's Church of England Middle School2.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Windsor
-
Dedworth Green First School0.1 miles
Primary · Windsor
-
Homer First School and Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · Windsor
Other schools in Windsor
Dedworth Middle School ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Windsor.
- St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor Middle deemed secondary
- St Peter's Church of England Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Trevelyan Middle School Middle deemed 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Dedworth Middle School teach?
- Dedworth Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Windsor.
- Who is the headteacher of Dedworth Middle School?
- The headteacher of Dedworth Middle School is Ms Nicola Chandler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dedworth Middle School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dedworth Middle 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 Dedworth Middle School?
- Dedworth Middle School has 517 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Dedworth Middle School full?
- Dedworth Middle School has capacity for 720 pupils and 517 on roll (72%), 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 Dedworth Middle School a faith school?
- No. Dedworth Middle School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Dedworth Middle School?
- Dedworth Middle 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.
- What SEN provision does Dedworth Middle School have?
- The schools register lists Dedworth Middle School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Dedworth Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dedworth Middle School rank locally?
- Dedworth Middle School ranked 19th of 32 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dedworth Middle School's absence rate?
- Dedworth Middle School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dedworth Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dedworth Middle 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.