Councils · England · Windsor and Maidenhead
Schools in Windsor and Maidenhead, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 46 primary, 10 secondary — with Windsor and Maidenhead’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Windsor and Maidenhead’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Windsor and Maidenhead’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD
Find your shortlist.
All 79state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 46
Alexander First School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
All Saints Church of England Junior School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Inadequate
Alwyn Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Bisham Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Marlow
Ofsted · Good
Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Not judged
Braywick Court School
Free schools · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Outstanding
Braywood CofE First School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School
Academy converter · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Outstanding
Cheapside CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Ascot
Ofsted · Good
Clewer Green CofE First School
Academy converter · Ages 5-9 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
Cookham Dean CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Cookham Rise Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Courthouse Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Slough
Ofsted · Good
Dedworth Green First School
Academy converter · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
Eton Porny CofE First School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 5-9 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
Eton Wick CofE First School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
Furze Platt Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Furze Platt Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hilltop First School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Ascot
Ofsted · Good
Holyport CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Homer First School and Nursery
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
King's Court First School
Community school · Ages 4-9 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Reading
Ofsted · Good
Larchfield Primary and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Lowbrook Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Oakfield First School
Academy converter · Ages 5-9 · Mixed · WINDSOR
Ofsted · Good
Oldfield Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Outstanding
Riverside Primary School and Nursery
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
South Ascot Village Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Ascot
Ofsted · Good
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Edward's Catholic First School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-9 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Ascot
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Ascot
Ofsted · Good
The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-9 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Not judged
The Royal First School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-9 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-9 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
Waltham St Lawrence Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Reading
Ofsted · Outstanding
Wessex Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Requires improvement
White Waltham CofE Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Woodlands Park Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Wraysbury Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Staines
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Secondary · 10
Altwood Church of England School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Charters School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Ascot
Ofsted · Good
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Slough
Ofsted · Not judged
Cox Green School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Desborough College
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Furze Platt Senior School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Holyport College
Free schools · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Holyport
Ofsted · Good
Newlands Girls' School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Windsor Boys' School
Academy converter · Ages 13-18 · Boys · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
Windsor Girls' School
Academy converter · Ages 13-18 · Girls · Windsor
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Special & other · 23
Beech Lodge School
Other independent special school · Ages 7-18 · Mixed · Hurley
Not judged yet
Claires Court Schools
Other independent school · Ages 2-18 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Not judged yet
Dedworth Middle School
Academy converter · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
Eton College
Other independent school · Ages 12-19 · Boys · Windsor
Not judged yet
Eton End School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Slough
Not judged yet
Forest Bridge School
Free schools special · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Heathermount School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-18 · Mixed · Ascot
Not judged yet
Herries Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Not judged yet
Manor Green School
Academy special converter · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Ofsted · Good
Papplewick School
Other independent school · Ages 6-13 · Boys · Ascot
Not judged yet
Queensmead House School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-17 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor
Voluntary aided school · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
St George's School
Other independent school · Ages 11-19 · Girls
Not judged yet
St George's School
Other independent school · Ages 3-14 · Mixed
Not judged yet
St Mary's School Ascot
Other independent school · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Ascot
Not judged yet
St Peter's Church of England Middle School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
St Piran's School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Maidenhead
Not judged yet
Sunningdale School
Other independent school · Ages 7-14 · Boys · Ascot
Not judged yet
The Green Room School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-25 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Outstanding
The King's House School, Windsor
Other independent school · Ages 3-13 · Mixed · Windsor
Not judged yet
The Marist School
Other independent school · Ages 2-18 · Mixed · Ascot
Not judged yet
Trevelyan Middle School
Academy converter · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Windsor
Ofsted · Good
Upton House School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Berkshire
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Windsor and Maidenhead.
If you live in Windsor and Maidenhead, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Windsor and Maidenhead secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
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