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	Holyport College Holyport, secondary	2.38	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Lowbrook Academy Maidenhead, primary	2.30	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	Braywick Court School Maidenhead, primary	1.87	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
4	The Royal First School Windsor, primary	1.71	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
5	Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale Ascot, primary	1.53	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
6	Newlands Girls' School Maidenhead, secondary	1.29	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
7	St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot Ascot, primary	1.24	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham Maidenhead, primary	1.23	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School Windsor, primary	1.20	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
10	St Luke's CofE Primary School Maidenhead, primary	1.18	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
11	Waltham St Lawrence Primary School Reading, primary	1.15	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
12	St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery Maidenhead, primary	1.12	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
13	Holyport CofE Primary School Maidenhead, primary	1.10	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14	Oldfield Primary School Maidenhead, primary	1.07	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Churchmead Church of England (VA) School Slough, secondary	1.06	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
16	Charters School Ascot, secondary	1.01	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Cookham Dean CofE Primary School Maidenhead, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	Dedworth Green First School Windsor, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
19	Hilltop First School Windsor, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy Reading, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School Slough, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
22	Furze Platt Infant School Maidenhead, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	Eton Porny CofE First School Windsor, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
24	Homer First School and Nursery Windsor, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
25	Oakfield First School WINDSOR, primary	0.94	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
26	Cookham Rise Primary School Maidenhead, primary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	Wraysbury Primary School Staines, primary	0.93	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28	Alwyn Infant School Maidenhead, primary	0.91	2026	School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29	Clewer Green CofE First School Windsor, primary	0.90	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
30	Eton Wick CofE First School Windsor, primary	0.90	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
31	St Edward's Catholic First School Windsor, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill Ascot, primary	0.89	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
33	The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School Windsor, primary	0.86	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	Cheapside CofE Primary School Ascot, primary	0.85	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
35	Wessex Primary School Maidenhead, primary	0.83	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
36	Woodlands Park Primary School Maidenhead, primary	0.82	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
37	Riverside Primary School and Nursery Maidenhead, primary	0.81	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Furze Platt Senior School Maidenhead, secondary	0.80	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
39	St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead Maidenhead, primary	0.80	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
40	Alexander First School Windsor, primary	0.77	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	White Waltham CofE Academy Maidenhead, primary	0.77	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	Larchfield Primary and Nursery School Maidenhead, primary	0.74	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
43	Altwood Church of England School Maidenhead, secondary	0.73	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	King's Court First School Windsor, primary	0.68	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
45	Cox Green School Maidenhead, secondary	0.67	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
46	Desborough College Maidenhead, secondary	0.64	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
47	South Ascot Village Primary School Ascot, primary	0.62	2026	Some aspects not as strong (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
48	Braywood CofE First School Windsor, primary	0.61	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
49	Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School Maidenhead, primary	0.56	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
50	Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School Maidenhead, primary	0.37	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

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.