Schools in Maidenhead

About schools in Maidenhead

Most of the 37 schools listed in Maidenhead are primary schools. Its five secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another three schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

64%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 21 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

47.6

average Attainment 8 score, across the 5 schools with published results

Nursery schools2

• Cookham Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 3 to 5

• Maidenhead Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools24

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• All Saints Church of England Junior School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Alwyn Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 7

• Braywick Court School

  Free schools · Ages 2 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 7

• Cookham Dean CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Cookham Rise Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Courthouse Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Dorney School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Furze Platt Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Furze Platt Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Holyport CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Larchfield Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Lowbrook Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  100%

  expected standard
• Oldfield Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Riverside Primary School and Nursery

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  92%

  expected standard
• St Luke's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Wessex Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• White Waltham CofE Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Woodlands Park Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  20%

  expected standard

Secondary schools5

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Altwood Church of England School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  40.0

  Attainment 8
• Cox Green School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  45.9

  Attainment 8
• Desborough College

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  45.7

  Attainment 8
• Furze Platt Senior School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  47.5

  Attainment 8
• Newlands Girls' School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  55.6

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision3

• Forest Bridge School

  Free schools special · Ages 4 to 19

• Manor Green School

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 19

• RBWM Alternative Learning Provision

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 5 to 16

Independent schools3

• Claires Court Schools

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 18

• Herries Preparatory School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

• St Piran's School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

Common questions about schools in Maidenhead

How many schools are in Maidenhead?

OfferDay lists 37 schools in Maidenhead, including 24 primary schools and five secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Maidenhead?

Every school in Maidenhead is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Maidenhead?

OfferDay ranks schools in Maidenhead where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.