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Churchmead Church of England (VA) School

Windsor and Maidenhead, SL3 9JQSecondaryAges 11–18MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Nov 2024
Progress 8
0.00
Above average
−20+2
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
100 1st-choice / 118 places
Ranking
#1,525
of 3,141 nationally

About Churchmead Church of England (VA) School

Churchmead Church of England (VA) School sits within the Windsor and Maidenhead local authority, where it ranks 8th out of 14 secondary schools of the same type. Its Progress 8 score places it behind the top three local peers — Newlands Girls' School, Holyport College, and Furze Platt Senior School — but the school holds a steady position in the middle of the LA table. As a mixed, state-funded secondary with a Church of England character, Churchmead serves 666 pupils against a capacity of 750, and a quarter of its students (26. 2%) are eligible for free school meals. The school has a sixth form and is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 272 applications for 118 places, with 100 families listing it as their first preference and 77 of those being offered a spot. That works out at 2. 31 applications per place, suggesting genuine local demand.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressPriory Way, Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL3 9JQ
HeadteacherChris Tomes
Local AuthorityWindsor and Maidenhead
Number of Pupils666
Free School Meals (FSM)26.2%
School Capacity666 / 750 (89% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

27 Nov 2024
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Sixth Form Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 14 Jan 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:00

Source: churchmead.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Churchmead Church of England (VA) School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.