Bisham Church of England Academy
Church Lane, Bisham, Marlow, SL7 1RW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ASHLEY HILL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Brookman
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Maidenhead
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 104
- URN
- 144249
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628482910
About this school
Bisham Church of England Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Marlow. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 104 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 16 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 56% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 75% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 75% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 50% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
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 Bisham Church of England Academy 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 | 40% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 91 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 91 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bisham Church of England Academy compares
Bisham Church of England Academy ranked 24th of 32 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 8.1% | 18.7% | 104 | — |
| Spinfield School | — | — | — | — | 1.0 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School | 71% | 3.6% | 7.5% | 351 | 1.0 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 71% | 7.4% | 6.7% | 40 | 1.0 miles |
| Foxes Piece School | 63% | 6.9% | 53.1% | 161 | 1.1 miles |
| Marlow Church of England Infant School | — | — | — | — | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 3 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.68%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.14%
- Persistent absence
- 19.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Spinfield School1.0 miles
Primary · Marlow
-
Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School1.0 miles
Primary · Marlow
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Marlow
-
Foxes Piece School1.1 miles
Primary · Marlow
-
Marlow Church of England Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Marlow
Other schools in Marlow
Bisham Church of England Academy ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Marlow.
- Burford School Primary
- Danesfield School Primary
- Foxes Piece School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School Primary
- Little Marlow CofE School Primary
- Marlow Church of England Infant School Primary
- Spinfield School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Great Marlow School Secondary
- Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bisham Church of England Academy teach?
- Bisham Church of England Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Marlow.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Bisham Church of England Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Bisham Church of England Academy is Mrs Emma Brookman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bisham Church of England Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bisham Church of England Academy, 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 Bisham Church of England Academy?
- Bisham Church of England Academy has 104 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Bisham Church of England Academy full?
- Bisham Church of England Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 104 on roll (50%), 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 Bisham Church of England Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Bisham Church of England Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Bisham Church of England Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bisham Church of England Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bisham Church of England Academy?
- Bisham Church of England Academy is part of ASHLEY HILL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bisham Church of England Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bisham Church of England Academy rank locally?
- Bisham Church of England Academy ranked 24th of 32 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bisham Church of England Academy's absence rate?
- Bisham Church of England Academy's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bisham Church of England Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bisham Church of England Academy'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 10 July 2026.