SCHOOL PROFILE

Dedworth Middle School

Middle deemed secondary Academy converter URN 142791
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 720 Published school capacity
Capacity used 71.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 9 – 13 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

22 June 2022
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 Middle deemed secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead
Trust WINDSOR LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 517 517 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 255 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 262 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.5%
2.7 pts above England
School 27.5%
Windsor and Maidenhead 12.6%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

19.0%
1.3 pts below England
School 19.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 14.0%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.3%
2.3 pts above England
School 3.3%
Windsor and Maidenhead 1.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
52.4%
271
Any other White background
11.2%
58
Pakistani
7.0%
36
Any other Mixed background
5.8%
30
Indian
3.9%
20
Any other ethnic group
3.1%
16
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 26.5% 137 of 517 pupils
5.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.5%
Windsor and Maidenhead 20.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.6% 96 pupils
England 14.8% 3.8 pts above
EHC plans 7.9% 41 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 39
Autistic spectrum disorder 37
Specific learning difficulty 26
Speech, language & communication 11
No specialist assessment yet 9
Moderate learning difficulty 6

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

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 63.0%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

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

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 70.7%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

69.0%

3.0 pts below England

School 69.0%
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

7.59%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.37 pts higher than England
School 7.59%
Windsor and Maidenhead 5.95%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.13%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.31 pts higher than England
School 21.13%
Windsor and Maidenhead 15.16%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.17%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.37 pts higher than England
School 3.17%
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 middle deemed secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

71.8% 18.0 pts below England
Dedworth Middle School
71.8%
Windsor and Maidenhead
85.1%
South East
85.1%
England
89.8%
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