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Lowbrook Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Windsor and Maidenhead

The Fairway, Maidenhead, SL6 3AR

Website 01628671355

100

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 06/12/2022

Application demand

43%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

97.2%

2.0% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

327

Capacity used

Nearly full

99%

330 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

43%

1st preference success rate

30 of 70 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

187

Total applications

6.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference7030● 43%
2nd preference490● 0%
3rd preference360● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)320● 0%
Total1873016%

1st preference success by year

68%
2020
76%
2021
66%
2022
76%
2023
54%
2024
43%
2025

Windsor and Maidenhead lets families list 6 preferences. 4 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Dave Rooney
Address
The Fairway, Cox Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3AR
Phone
01628671355
Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Ward / constituency
Cox Green · Maidenhead
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
136712

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals5%——
English as additional language13%——
SEN support9%——
54% boys (175)46% girls (152)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

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

Academy trust: LOWBROOK ACADEMY TRUST

327 pupils · 330 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    06 December 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 305 pupils

Attendance

97.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

2.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

2.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
2%
21/22
3%
22/23
2%
23/24
2%
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 & maths100%——
Higher standard57%——
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 standard100%
+38% vs England
Higher standard59%
+51% vs England

Reading

Expected standard100%
+25% vs England
Higher standard93%
+60% vs England
Average score115
+9 vs England

Writing

Expected standard100%
+28% vs England
Greater depth62%
+49% vs England

Maths

Expected standard100%
+26% vs England
Higher standard100%
+74% vs England
Average score116
+11 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard100%
+27% vs England
Higher standard97%
+67% vs England
Average score118
+13 vs England

Science

Expected standard100%
+18% vs England

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

Primary results over time

97201998202310020241002025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)100%61%
Higher standard59%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.