1
Newlands Girls' School
Maidenhead • Berkshire • SL6 5JB
1
18 Nov 2018
Top 10 Secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the local authority of Windsor and Maidenhead. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
10
Outstanding
1
Good
6
Median inspection year
2020
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 11% · G: 67% · RI: 22% · I: 0%
2
Holyport College
Holyport • Berkshire • SL6 3LE
2
5 Jul 2023
3
Charters School
Ascot • Berkshire • SL5 9QY
2
23 May 2023
4
The Windsor Boys' School
Windsor • Berkshire • SL4 5EH
2
18 Apr 2018
5
Altwood Church of England School
Maidenhead • Berkshire • SL6 4PU
2
22 Nov 2017
6
Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead • Berkshire • SL6 7NQ
2
18 Oct 2016
7
Desborough College
Maidenhead • Berkshire • SL6 2QB
2
22 Oct 2014
8
Windsor Girls' School
Windsor • Berkshire • SL4 3RT
3
9 Sep 2024
9
Cox Green School
Maidenhead • Berkshire • SL6 3AX
3
26 Jun 2024
10
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Slough • Berkshire • SL3 9JQ
Not judged
14 Jan 2025
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.