Wessex Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.067 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Wessex Primary School is a primary school in Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead for ages 4–11 (community school). Windsor and Maidenhead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Wessex Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.067 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 888888 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 1.067 miles away, the 11th shortest of 43 Windsor and Maidenhead primary schools with a published last distance.
- For Reception, the 2026 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025, and it swung sharply between some years, the biggest move being 2025 to 2026.
- Reception 2026 had 25 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 24 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 44% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Windsor and Maidenhead schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St Adrian's Close, Cox Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3AT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Pupils on roll
- 320 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are confident and proud of their school.”
- “They enjoy their learning and are keen to share what they know.”
- “Pupils talk positively about the curriculum and the wide range of experiences that enrich their time in school, such as running club, multi-sports and musical concerts.”
To improve
- “However, at times there is some variability in how staff explain new learning or check pupils' understanding.”
- “This includes aspects of writing, where some pupils do not always build on their previous knowledge and skills as securely as they should.”
- “However, writing has been a historical area of weakness, with too many pupils not reaching the expected standard.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 44% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 25 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Windsor and Maidenhead.
- Lowbrook Academy 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodlands Park Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Junior School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Larchfield Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Courthouse Junior School 1.4 mi Standards maintained
- Alwyn Infant School 1.5 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published