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Wessex Primary School

Community school · Maidenhead · SL6 3AT

Ages 4–11 · 320 pupils · Windsor and Maidenhead

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Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

51%

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

0.80 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-02-24

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)51%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.8%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.5%
Enrolments in measure
357

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

0.80 · Often has places

1st preferences

24

Places offered

34

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
74
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill75%

320 pupils · 427 places

Pupils on roll
320
Boys / girls
163 / 157
School capacity
427
Capacity fill
320 / 427 (75%)
Free school meals
27.5%
FSM pupils
88
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Headteacher Tim Beavan

Location

Address
St Adrian's Close, Cox Green
Postcode
SL6 3AT
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

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
HI - Hearing Impairment
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
2 on roll / 5 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead, 320 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 27.5%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment.

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

  • Lowbrook Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Maidenhead · SL6 3AR · Windsor and Maidenhead

    Ages 5–11

    • KS2100%
    • Absence3.1%
    • FSM4.6%
    • Demand1.84

    0.1 miles away

  • Woodlands Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

    Maidenhead · SL6 3JB · Windsor and Maidenhead

    Ages 2–11

    • KS236%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM39.1%
    • Demand0.87

    0.8 miles away

  • Larchfield Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Maidenhead · SL6 2SG · Windsor and Maidenhead

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM42.1%
    • Demand0.86

    0.9 miles away

  • Courthouse Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Maidenhead · SL6 5HE · Windsor and Maidenhead

    Ages 7–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM16.3%

    1.4 miles away

  • Alwyn Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Maidenhead · SL6 6EU · Windsor and Maidenhead

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM16.4%
    • Demand0.83

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Tim Beavan
Telephone
01628626724
Website
www.wessexprimary.org

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