Find the best primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
Windsor and Maidenhead has 46 primary schools, all in Windsor and Maidenhead council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 46, 25 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any Windsor and Maidenhead primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School | Church of England | 4.9 / 5 |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot | Roman Catholic | 4.8 / 5 |
| St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery | Roman Catholic | 4.8 / 5 |
| Eton Porny CofE First School | Church of England | 4.7 / 5 |
| Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School | Church of England | 4.7 / 5 |
| Furze Platt Infant School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Oldfield Primary School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
There are 46 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 46 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead, 25 have a religious character: 21 Church of England and 4 Roman Catholic. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School (4.9), St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot (4.8), St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery (4.8), Eton Porny CofE First School (4.7) and Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School (4.7). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. All 46 schools here have a rating.
| Mixed |
| 4.6 / 5 |
| Dedworth Green First School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Lowbrook Academy | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham | Church of England | 4.5 / 5 |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale | Church of England | 4.5 / 5 |
| Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School | Church of England | 4.5 / 5 |
| Oakfield First School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| White Waltham CofE Academy | Church of England | 4.4 / 5 |
| Waltham St Lawrence Primary School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Alwyn Infant School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Clewer Green CofE First School | Church of England | 4.2 / 5 |
| The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School | Church of England | 4.2 / 5 |
| Alexander First School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Cookham Dean CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 |
| Cheapside CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 |
| Furze Platt Junior School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| King's Court First School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Hilltop First School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Braywood CofE First School | Church of England | 4.0 / 5 |
| St Edward's Catholic First School | Roman Catholic | 3.9 / 5 |
| Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy | Church of England | 3.9 / 5 |
| All Saints Church of England Junior School | Church of England | 3.8 / 5 |
| Cookham Rise Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Riverside Primary School and Nursery | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Homer First School and Nursery | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Eton Wick CofE First School | Church of England | 3.7 / 5 |
| The Royal First School | Church of England | 3.7 / 5 |
| Larchfield Primary and Nursery School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.5 / 5 |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill | Church of England | 3.5 / 5 |
| South Ascot Village Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.5 / 5 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead | Roman Catholic | 3.3 / 5 |
| Holyport CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.2 / 5 |
| Courthouse Junior School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Bisham Church of England Academy | Church of England | 2.9 / 5 |
| Wessex Primary School | Mixed | 2.9 / 5 |
| Wraysbury Primary School | Mixed | 2.8 / 5 |
| Woodlands Park Primary School | Mixed | 2.2 / 5 |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
Only when you qualify for more than one school. Each school ranks applicants against its own admission criteria without knowing where you placed it. If you qualify for several, the council offers the one you ranked highest, so putting a popular school first does not lower your chances at your second choice.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.