SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead

Primary Academy converter URN 139882
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 May 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

11 December 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 12 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead
Trust MOTHER TERESA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 284 284 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 149 52.5% of pupils
Male pupils 135 47.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.9%
7.9 pts below England
School 16.9%
Windsor and Maidenhead 12.6%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

23.2%
2.9 pts above England
School 23.2%
Windsor and Maidenhead 14.0%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.1%
0.1 pts above England
School 1.1%
Windsor and Maidenhead 1.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
36.3%
103
Any other White background
26.1%
74
Pakistani
10.9%
31
Indian
6.7%
19
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
10
Any other ethnic group
3.2%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.9% 45 of 284 pupils
5.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.9%
Windsor and Maidenhead 20.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.4% 38 pupils
England 14.8% 1.4 pts below
EHC plans 2.5% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Other difficulty or disability 3
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Multi-sensory impairment 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

47.0% 13.4 pts below England
School 47.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 63.0%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 78.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

51.0%

19.3 pts below England

School 51.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 70.7%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

76.0%

4.0 pts above England

School 76.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 74.8%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.73%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.48 pts lower than England
School 4.73%
Windsor and Maidenhead 5.95%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.12%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.69 pts lower than England
School 12.12%
Windsor and Maidenhead 15.16%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.38%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.42 pts lower than England
School 0.38%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.2% 2.0 pts above England
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead
90.2%
Windsor and Maidenhead
87.0%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information