Cookham Dean CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.394 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2025–2026 (miles)
Cookham Dean CofE Primary School is a primary school in Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 June 2022. Windsor and Maidenhead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Cookham Dean CofE 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 | 2.394 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 2.346 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Of the 43 Windsor and Maidenhead primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (this one included), 2.394 miles was the 21st shortest; the middle figure was 2.50 miles.
- For Reception 2026 there were 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result ranked highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead that have results.
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
- Bigfrith Lane, Cookham Dean, Maidenhead, SL6 9PH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Pupils on roll
- 199 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils feel happy and safe at Cookham Dean.”
- “They value the highly supportive environment of the school, saying, ‘There’s always someone I can count on if I’m sad or worried.”
- “They agree that the school’s vision, ‘Where we all flourish’, is at the heart of this vibrant school community.”
To improve
- “However, in a few of the foundation subjects, the work given to pupils is not as demanding as it could be.”
- “It does not always meet the ambitious aims of the intended curriculum.”
- “Where this is the case, pupils are not encouraged to think as deeply about their learning as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 July 2022 (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) | 79% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 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.
- Cookham Rise Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bisham Church of England Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Furze Platt Infant School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Furze Platt Junior School 1.8 mi Not judged
- Courthouse Junior School 2.0 mi Standards maintained
- Alwyn Infant School 2.0 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published