Schools in Windsor and Maidenhead

51 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Windsor and Maidenhead

Primary

Offered their first choice 86.2%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 79.1% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 96.5%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,266
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 86.2% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 96.5% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 7.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 79.1%.

The council's primary schools between them had 1,627 places for 1,266 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 75.5%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 83.0% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 92.5%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,198
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 75.5% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 92.5% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 7.5 points lower than in 2016, when it was 83.0%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 1,483 places for 1,198 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Windsor and Maidenhead lodged 144 appeals about a school place.

103 of them were heard by a panel and 15 succeeded, which is about 15 in every 100 heard.

The other 41 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Altwood Church of England School Maidenhead	0.73	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Charters School Ascot	1.01	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School Slough	1.06	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Cox Green School Maidenhead	0.67	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Desborough College Maidenhead	0.64	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Furze Platt Senior School Maidenhead	0.80	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Holyport College Holyport	2.38	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Newlands Girls' School Maidenhead	1.29	-	School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere

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