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The Windsor Boys' School

Secondary · Windsor · SL4 5EH

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

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

Inspected 11 May 2023

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At a glance

986 pupils · 100% of 990 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
13–18
Gender
Boys
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
17.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
13.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.twbs.co.uk
URN
141844

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 11 May 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 9.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 4.918 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 9

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 4.918 miles

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

247 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
47.8
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
71.7%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
52.6%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.3
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) B-
36.6
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school47.8
Median of its 12 closest peers52.2
Windsor and Maidenhead average48
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Flixton Girls SchoolManchester · 155 miles awayGood48.3
St Benedict's Catholic CollegeColchester · 70 miles awayGood54.7
Lady Margaret SchoolLondon · 18 miles awayOutstanding66.3
Millthorpe SchoolYork · 172 miles awayGood53.2
Kings Langley SchoolKings Langley · 17 miles awayGood48.6
The Cooper SchoolBicester · 37 miles awayRequires improvement41.7
Sir Graham Balfour High SchoolStafford · 113 miles awayNo current grade45
Woodbrook Vale SchoolLoughborough · 91 miles awayExpected standard51.2
Matthew Arnold SchoolOxford · 34 miles awayGood56.5
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat SchoolHereford · 97 miles awayExpected standard45.9
Brayton AcademySelby · 160 miles awayOutstanding (2019)53.4
King's Leadership Academy WarringtonWarrington · 155 miles awayOutstanding (2019)56

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 58% (Windsor and Maidenhead 55%, England 59%) · Any other White background 10% (Windsor and Maidenhead 9%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 7% (Windsor and Maidenhead 7%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 6% (Windsor and Maidenhead 7%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Windsor and Maidenhead 5%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Windsor and Maidenhead 3%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Windsor and Maidenhead 2%, England 3%) · Not recorded 2% (Windsor and Maidenhead 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Windsor and Maidenhead 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Windsor and Maidenhead 2%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Windsor and Maidenhead 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Windsor and Maidenhead 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Windsor and Maidenhead 0%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Windsor and Maidenhead 1%, England 0%) · other groups together 1%

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

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
9.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
23.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

33.74 suspensions per 100 pupils and 3 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Windsor and Maidenhead: 14.55 suspensions and 0.16 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 2% moved to another state school · 11% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 1.77% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

68.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £59,724; 3.3% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,748
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (6%) · supplies and services 16% (11%) · educational supplies 12% (6%) · bought-in professional services 2% (1%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £1,360,000; in-year balance +£350,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
91%
Continuing in education
84%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
2%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
61%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
21%
Any sustained destination
84%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher60.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications6.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work59.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways6.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health65.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier64.9%62.3%
Social housing4.4%17.1%
Privately rented30.6%20.5%
Detached houses3.2%22.9%
Flats14.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms19.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van16.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016547 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£470,000425 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£337,500–£705,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (29)£915,000
Semi-detached (68)£695,000
Terraced (153)£588,000
Flat (175)£319,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters 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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
52an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an 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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