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Cookham Dean CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Maidenhead · SL6 9PH

Ages 5–11 · 199 pupils · Windsor and Maidenhead

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

86%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

1.04 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2022-07-24

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)86%
Higher standard (RWM)18%
Avg scaled score — reading
111.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.9%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
165

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.04 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

29

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
103
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
6
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

199 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
199
Boys / girls
105 / 94
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
199 / 210 (95%)
Free school meals
8%
FSM pupils
16
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Oxford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Fenella Reekie

Location

Address
Bigfrith Lane, Cookham Dean
Postcode
SL6 9PH
Town
Maidenhead
County
Berkshire
Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
District
Windsor and Maidenhead
Constituency
Maidenhead
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead, 199 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Oxford.

Open schools in Maidenhead
37
Primary schools in Maidenhead
24
Academies among open schools in Maidenhead
46% (17)
Open schools in SL6
39
Primary in SL6
24
Open schools in Windsor and Maidenhead LA
83
Primary in Windsor and Maidenhead LA
46

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in MaidenheadNear SL6

  • Cookham Rise Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Maidenhead · SL6 9JF · Windsor and Maidenhead

    Ages 4–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM14.0%
    • Demand0.86

    1.1 miles away

  • Bisham Church of England Academy

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

    Marlow · SL7 1RW · Windsor and Maidenhead

    Ages 5–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM23.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Foxes Piece School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Marlow · SL7 1JW · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM42.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

  • Furze Platt Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Maidenhead · SL6 6HQ · Windsor and Maidenhead

    Ages 7–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM17.6%

    1.8 miles away

  • Furze Platt Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Maidenhead · SL6 6HQ · Windsor and Maidenhead

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM13.0%
    • Demand1.16

    1.8 miles away

  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Marlow · SL7 2PJ · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM5.0%
    • Demand0.80

    1.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Fenella Reekie
Telephone
01628482734
Website
www.cookhamdean.org

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