The Windsor Boys' School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Windsor and Maidenhead
1 Maidenhead Road, Windsor, SL4 5EH
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
90.6%
23.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
986
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
990 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sean Furness
- Address
- 1 Maidenhead Road, Windsor, SL4 5EH
- Phone
- 01753716060
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Ward / constituency
- Eton & Castle · Windsor
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141844
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WINDSOR LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
986 pupils · 990 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 768 pupils
Attendance
90.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
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 | 47.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.28 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.33 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 52.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 28.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 247 | — |
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 | 36.63 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 93 | — |
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 | 247 | 19% | 60% | 79% | |
| English Language | 247 | 6% | 51% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 216 | 19% | 69% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 183 | 8% | 44% | 70% | |
| Geography | 177 | 18% | 59% | 70% | |
| History | 133 | 23% | 57% | 67% | |
| Design & Technology | 86 | 8% | 58% | 70% | |
| Physical Education | 83 | 11% | 49% | 66% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 77 | 13% | 56% | 71% | |
| Biology | 60 | 55% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 60 | 55% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 60 | 50% | 97% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 44 | 20% | 41% | 64% | |
| Geography | 29 | 7% | 17% | 48% | |
| Business Studies | 20 | 0% | 10% | 45% | |
| Law | 18 | 6% | 11% | 50% | |
| Biology | 17 | 12% | 41% | 71% | |
| Physics | 15 | 13% | 27% | 53% | |
| Chemistry | 15 | 20% | 40% | 73% | |
| Psychology | 13 | 0% | 0% | 8% | |
| Economics | 12 | 17% | 33% | 58% | |
| History | 11 | 0% | 27% | 91% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 10 | 0% | 30% | 30% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 10 | 0% | 40% | 60% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10093: The Windsor Boys' School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 58% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 60% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.