Cheapside CofE Primary School

About Cheapside CofE Primary School

Cheapside CofE Primary School is a small Church of England primary in the Windsor and Maidenhead local authority, serving 168 pupils aged 4 to 11. It sits 18th out of 28 primary schools in the LA on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the bottom half of local schools. The top-performing peers in the area are Lowbrook Academy, St Francis Catholic Primary School in South Ascot, and St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery, all of which rank higher on the same metric. Cheapside’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in April 2025, confirmed that standards were maintained, and the school retains its Good rating from the previous graded inspection in December 2019. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 69 applications for 16 places, with 16 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 4.31. That level of demand suggests a strong local reputation despite its middling ranking.

In the 2023/24 key stage 2 assessments, 57% of Cheapside pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, below the LA average of 64%. The school’s ranking score of 57 places it in the bottom 50 nationally. Looking at individual subjects, 83% met the expected standard in reading, 70% in maths and 70% in writing. At the higher standard, 9% achieved the top level across all three subjects, with 17% reaching it in reading, 30% in maths and 26% in writing. Average scores were 106 in both reading and maths. Progress measures are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds. Parent feedback from the most recent Parent View survey (September 2024 to September 2025) was very positive: 94% of the 33 respondents would recommend the school, and 100% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy and feels safe.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite and a chapel. Sports on offer include swimming, cross country, tennis, gymnastics, dance, football and netball, while clubs cover coding, science, chess, drama, art and choir. SEND provisions are listed for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. In the Parent View survey, 75% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that SEND children receive the support they need, though 17% disagreed. The school has a Church of England religious character and is led by headteacher Joanne Butler. With 10.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, it sits slightly below the national average. Cheapside suits families who prioritise a small, community-focused primary with strong parent satisfaction and a clear Christian ethos, and who are comfortable with academic results that sit below the local average.

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