Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Windsor and Maidenhead
Priory Way, Slough, SL3 9JQ
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 12/11/2024
Application demand
77%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
20.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
681
Capacity used
Has space91%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
77%
1st preference success rate
77 of 100 families who put it first got an offer
118
Places offered
272
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 100 | 77 | ● 77% |
| 2nd preference | 50 | 16 | ● 32% |
| 3rd preference | 54 | 12 | ● 22% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 68 | 9 | ● 13% |
| Total | 272 | 114 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Windsor and Maidenhead lets families list 6 preferences. 215 applications came from outside the council area (75 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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Chris Tomes
- Address
- Priory Way, Datchet, Slough, SL3 9JQ
- Phone
- 01753211330
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Ward / constituency
- Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury · Windsor
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 133580
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 25% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
681 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 November 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 616 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.59 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 50.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 113 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.15 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 31 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 113 | 16% | 42% | 60% | |
| English Language | 113 | 18% | 56% | 70% | |
| Religious Studies | 109 | 16% | 49% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 98 | 5% | 37% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 97 | 25% | 66% | 84% | |
| Art and Design | 72 | 14% | 50% | 65% | |
| Spanish | 52 | 12% | 62% | 73% | |
| History | 48 | 21% | 48% | 65% | |
| Geography | 41 | 24% | 51% | 76% | |
| Business | 25 | 24% | 52% | 68% | |
| Physical Education | 24 | 13% | 33% | 54% | |
| French | 20 | 10% | 30% | 30% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
| Sociology | 9 | 22% | 22% | 44% | |
| Psychology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| Business Studies | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| English Literature | 6 | 0% | 33% | 83% | |
| Spanish | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Religious Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.