OFSTED
28 March 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Trust
CHARTERS SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,707
1,707 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
786
46.0% of pupils
Male pupils
921
54.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.5 pts
below England
School
9.3%
Windsor and Maidenhead
12.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.6 pts
below England
School
11.7%
Windsor and Maidenhead
14.0%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Windsor and Maidenhead
1.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
65.7%
1,122
Any other White background
9.5%
163
Indian
6.3%
108
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
86
White and Asian
3.3%
56
Pakistani
1.9%
33
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.7%
251 of
1,707 pupils
6.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
51.0
11.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.25 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.35%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.13 pts
higher than
England
School
8.35%
Windsor and Maidenhead
5.95%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.24%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.42 pts
higher than
England
School
26.24%
Windsor and Maidenhead
15.16%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.50%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.69 pts
higher than
England
School
3.50%
Windsor and Maidenhead
1.63%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.1%
5.8 pts
above England
Charters School
98.1%
Windsor and Maidenhead
94.2%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.