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Cookham Nursery School

Nursery · Maidenhead · SL6 9BT

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Outstanding

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 4 May 2023

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At a glance

65 pupils (January 2026 census)

School type
Local authority nursery school
Age range
3–5
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
0% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
5.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.nurseryfederation.co.uk
URN
109754

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 4 May 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. It had 65 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 77% (Windsor and Maidenhead 52%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 9% (Windsor and Maidenhead 4%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Windsor and Maidenhead 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 3% (Windsor and Maidenhead 9%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Windsor and Maidenhead 3%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 2% (Windsor and Maidenhead 10%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Windsor and Maidenhead 7%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Windsor and Maidenhead 4%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Windsor and Maidenhead 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,358; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£12,153
Typical nursery school£13,398

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 87% (79%) · premises 3% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (5%) · supplies and services 7% (8%) · educational supplies 1% (2%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 0% (0%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £91,356; in-year balance +£16,495

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher53%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications9.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work53.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways7.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health57.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier80.8%62.3%
Social housing2.6%17.1%
Privately rented16.5%20.5%
Detached houses32.9%22.9%
Flats9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms40.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016532 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£610,000128 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£476,500–£789,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (25)£980,000
Semi-detached (47)£706,000
Terraced (38)£512,500
Flat (18)£340,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
2an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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