OFSTED
21 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Middle deemed secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Roman Catholic
Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
482
482 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
229
47.5% of pupils
Male pupils
253
52.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.4 pts
below England
School
10.4%
Windsor and Maidenhead
12.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.5 pts
below England
School
10.8%
Windsor and Maidenhead
14.0%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Windsor and Maidenhead
1.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
61.8%
298
Any other White background
13.9%
67
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
24
White and Asian
3.5%
17
Any other Asian background
2.9%
14
Indian
2.3%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.4%
79 of
482 pupils
4.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
61.0%
0.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead
78.4%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Writing
0.3 pts below England
School
70.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead
70.7%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Maths
4.0 pts below England
School
68.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead
74.8%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.03%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.19 pts
lower than
England
School
4.03%
Windsor and Maidenhead
5.95%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.10 pts
lower than
England
School
5.71%
Windsor and Maidenhead
15.16%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.82%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.99 pts
lower than
England
School
0.82%
Windsor and Maidenhead
1.63%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open middle deemed secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.4%
10.6 pts
above England
St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor
100.4%
Windsor and Maidenhead
85.1%
South East
85.1%
England
89.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.