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Wessex Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Windsor and Maidenhead

St Adrian's Close, Maidenhead, SL6 3AT

Website 01628626724

51

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Graded 19/04/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.9%

15.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

320

Capacity used

Has space

75%

427 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

19 of 19 families who put it first got an offer

33

Places offered

77

Total applications

2.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1919● 100%
2nd preference254● 16%
3rd preference113● 27%
Later preferences (4th–6th)222● 9%
Total772836%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Windsor and Maidenhead lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Tim Beavan
Address
St Adrian's Close, Cox Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3AT
Phone
01628626724
Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Ward / constituency
Cox Green · Maidenhead
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
109821

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals28%——
English as additional language15%——
SEN support12%——
51% boys (163)49% girls (157)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

320 pupils · 427 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    24 February 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementNeeds attention
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsExpected standard
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 23

    19 April 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Requires improvement overall effectiveness
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  3. 20

    26 February 2020

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 339 pupils

Attendance

94.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

15.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.2%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

11%
20/21
20%
21/22
22%
22/23
17%
23/24
16%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths51%——
Higher standard5%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard44%
-18% vs England
Higher standard2%
-6% vs England

Reading

Expected standard72%
-3% vs England
Higher standard37%
+4% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard47%
-25% vs England
Greater depth2%
-11% vs England

Maths

Expected standard79%
+5% vs England
Higher standard21%
-5% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard74%
+1% vs England
Higher standard37%
+7% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard91%
+9% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

612019422023512024442025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)44%61%
Higher standard2%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Windsor and Maidenhead council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.