Most sought-after schools in Windsor and Maidenhead
Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.
This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.
This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.
| # | School | First preferences per place | Newest intake | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lowbrook Academy Maidenhead, primary |
2.33 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 2 |
Braywick Court School Maidenhead, primary |
2.13 | 2025 | School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 3 |
The Royal First School Windsor, primary |
2.10 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 4 |
Holyport College Holyport, secondary |
2.09 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 5 |
Oldfield Primary School Maidenhead, primary |
1.70 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 6 |
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham Maidenhead, primary |
1.43 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 7 |
Eton Porny CofE First School Windsor, primary |
1.33 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 8 |
Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School Slough, primary |
1.20 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 9 |
The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School Windsor, primary |
1.20 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 10 |
Newlands Girls' School Maidenhead, secondary |
1.18 | 2025 | School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 11 |
Waltham St Lawrence Primary School Reading, primary |
1.18 | 2025 | School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 12 |
Cookham Rise Primary School Maidenhead, primary |
1.17 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 13 |
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery Maidenhead, primary |
1.13 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 14 |
Charters School Ascot, secondary |
1.11 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 15 |
Furze Platt Infant School Maidenhead, primary |
1.08 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 16 |
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale Ascot, primary |
1.07 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 17 |
Dedworth Green First School Windsor, primary |
1.04 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 18 |
Homer First School and Nursery Windsor, primary |
1.03 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 19 |
St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot Ascot, primary |
1.03 | 2025 | Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 20 |
Cheapside CofE Primary School Ascot, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 21 |
Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School Windsor, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 22 |
St Luke's CofE Primary School Maidenhead, primary |
0.96 | 2025 | School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 23 |
Holyport CofE Primary School Maidenhead, primary |
0.93 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 24 |
St Edward's Catholic First School Windsor, primary |
0.92 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 25 |
Clewer Green CofE First School Windsor, primary |
0.91 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 26 |
Hilltop First School Windsor, primary |
0.91 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 27 |
Cookham Dean CofE Primary School Maidenhead, primary |
0.90 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 28 |
Eton Wick CofE First School Windsor, primary |
0.90 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 29 |
Furze Platt Senior School Maidenhead, secondary |
0.87 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 30 |
Oakfield First School WINDSOR, primary |
0.86 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 31 |
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School Slough, secondary |
0.85 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 32 |
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill Ascot, primary |
0.85 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 33 |
Altwood Church of England School Maidenhead, secondary |
0.83 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 34 |
Alexander First School Windsor, primary |
0.81 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 35 |
King's Court First School Windsor, primary |
0.77 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 36 |
Larchfield Primary and Nursery School Maidenhead, primary |
0.77 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 37 |
Braywood CofE First School Windsor, primary |
0.76 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 38 |
Bisham Church of England Academy Marlow, primary |
0.75 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 39 |
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead Maidenhead, primary |
0.75 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 40 |
Woodlands Park Primary School Maidenhead, primary |
0.75 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 41 |
Wraysbury Primary School Staines, primary |
0.74 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 42 |
Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy Reading, primary |
0.69 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 43 |
Alwyn Infant School Maidenhead, primary |
0.68 | 2025 | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 44 |
Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School Maidenhead, primary |
0.66 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 45 |
Cox Green School Maidenhead, secondary |
0.66 | 2025 | Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 46 |
Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School Maidenhead, primary |
0.64 | 2025 | Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 47 |
Desborough College Maidenhead, secondary |
0.63 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 48 |
Wessex Primary School Maidenhead, primary |
0.58 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 49 |
Riverside Primary School and Nursery Maidenhead, primary |
0.55 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 50 |
White Waltham CofE Academy Maidenhead, primary |
0.39 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 50 schools in Windsor and Maidenhead have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Windsor and Maidenhead · How we compare schools.