St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead

About St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead

St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Maidenhead was judged Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, a clear step up from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2023. The school received Good marks across all five graded categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 53 per cent. That is notably below the local authority average of 64 per cent for similar schools, and it places the school 22nd out of 28 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead, putting it in the bottom half of the local league table. Nationally, it sits in the 73rd percentile, meaning roughly a quarter of primary schools nationally have a lower combined expected score.

Digging deeper into the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, reading is the strongest subject: 84 per cent of pupils met the expected standard and 40 per cent reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 108. Maths is more mixed, with 76 per cent at expected and 24 per cent at higher, and an average score of 104. Writing lags behind, with only 62 per cent at expected and just 7 per cent at the higher level. The school's overall ranking score of 53 reflects this uneven profile. Parent feedback from the most recent Parent View survey is largely positive: 98 per cent of respondents said their child is happy at the school, and 90 per cent agreed their child does well there. However, only 67 per cent felt concerns are dealt with properly, and 67 per cent agreed the school has high expectations for their child, suggesting some room for improvement in communication and ambition.

The school is oversubscribed, with 65 applications for 36 places in 2025/26 and 27 first-preference offers, so securing a place is competitive. Facilities include a Forest School, sensory room, chapel, library, art studios, gymnasium and playing fields, and clubs range from eco club and coding to chess and gardening. SEND provision covers a wide range of needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language difficulties, and social and emotional mental health support. The school is a Roman Catholic state primary for mixed pupils aged 5 to 11, with headteacher Rosemary Akehurst. It will suit families who value a faith-based environment and are comfortable with a school that has improved its Ofsted rating but still has work to do on academic outcomes compared with local peers.

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