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St Luke's CofE Primary School

Primary · Maidenhead · SL6 7EG

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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 12 July 2023

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At a glance

327 pupils · 99% of 331 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
21.4% of pupils
English as additional language
32.7% of pupils
SEN support
17.3% of pupils
EHC plan
4.8% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.st-lukesprimary.com/
URN
141601

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.18 first-choice applications per place

45 places offered · 53 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

33 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
48%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.4%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.7%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 5% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£7,095
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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