White Waltham CofE Academy

About White Waltham CofE Academy

White Waltham CofE Academy is a state primary school in the Windsor and Maidenhead local authority, and it sits comfortably among the area’s stronger performers. In the most recent local rankings, it placed 9th out of 28 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top third of its peers. The top three schools in the LA by ranking score are Lowbrook Academy, St Francis Catholic Primary School in South Ascot, and St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery, so White Waltham is in good company. The school is a Church of England foundation, led by headteacher Laura Denham, and currently has 193 pupils on roll, just shy of its 210-capacity. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in July 2024, confirmed that the school remains Good, though it was previously rated Outstanding back in 2007. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Waltham St Lawrence Primary School, about 3.1 km away.

Academically, White Waltham performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Windsor and Maidenhead average of 64%. That puts the school in the top 25% nationally for this metric. Looking at individual subjects, 90% of pupils met the expected standard in both reading and maths, and 77% did so in writing. At the higher standard, 50% of pupils achieved above the expected level in reading, 33% in maths, and 17% in writing. Average scaled scores were 109 in reading and 107 in maths. The school does not publish progress scores for these subjects, so it’s not possible to compare value-added directly, but the attainment figures are solid. Ofsted’s graded inspection in 2019 rated overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and early years provision all as Good, with the early years specifically scoring 2 on the four-point scale.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 76 applications for 28 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.71. Only 11 first-preference offers were made, so competition is real. Facilities include an ICT suite, library, art studios, gymnasium and a chapel, and the school runs clubs such as film, art and chess. Sports on offer are cross country, football, netball and swimming. The school’s SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities. There is no nursery or sixth form. This is a good-fit school for families who value strong academic outcomes within a Church of England setting and who are prepared for a competitive admissions process in the Maidenhead area.

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