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Newlands Girls' School

Windsor and Maidenhead, SL6 5JBSecondaryAges 11–18GirlsState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
May 2024
Progress 8
+0.66
Well above average
−20+2
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
225 1st-choice / 191 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#316 of 3,141 nationally

About Newlands Girls' School

Newlands Girls' School in Maidenhead is one of the strongest academic performers in the country, and its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in 2024, confirmed the school remains Outstanding. That rating has been consistent since its last full graded inspection in 2018, when it received top marks for overall effectiveness, leadership and management. The single most telling exam metric is the school's Progress 8 score of 0.66, which is classified as 'well above average'. To put that in context, the average Progress 8 score for state secondary schools in the Windsor and Maidenhead local authority is 0.18, so Newlands is adding significantly more value than its local peers. Nationally, the school ranks in the top 10 per cent of all schools for this measure, and it sits first out of ten schools in the local authority. The headteacher, Jo Capon, leads a school that is clearly focused on pushing academic outcomes well beyond the norm.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderGirls
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressFarm Road, Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL6 5JB
HeadteacherJo Capon
Local AuthorityWindsor and Maidenhead
Number of Pupils1,242
Free School Meals (FSM)12.7%
School Capacity1,242 / 1,200 (103% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Sixth Form Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (22 May 2024): School remains Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 18 Nov 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

11
Playing FieldsSports HallAstro TurfLibraryTheatreTennis CourtsGymnasiumSwimming PoolDining HallChapelSixth Form Centre

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

18

Sports

FootballRugbyCross CountryRoundersBadmintonBasketballCricketGymnasticsSwimming

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubDramaChessChoirOrchestraGardeningDuke of EdinburghDebateYoung Enterprise

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

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

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Newlands Girls' School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.