The Royal First School

What the figures show

• Reception 2026 had 36 first-choice applications for 21 offers; 18 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families (50%) were not offered a place.
• Of the 43 Windsor and Maidenhead primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (this one included), 2.095 miles was the 19th shortest; the middle figure was 2.50 miles.
• The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived further from the school than in 2025.
• 2.7% of pupils were eligible for free school meals in the January 2026 school census, against a middle figure of 10.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead.

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

The Great Park, Windsor, SL4 2HP

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Primary

Ages

4–9

Religious character

Church of England

Council

Windsor and Maidenhead

Pupils on roll

110 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

2.7% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

15.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026

Strengths

• “The school day starts with warm greetings and calm routines that help pupils feel settled and ready to learn.”
• “Pupils say they feel safe and it is clear that adults take their safety seriously.”
• “Pupils trust adults to listen and to act.”

To improve

• “Work is underway to help pupils apply their mathematical knowledge more accurately to deepen their understanding.”
• “Leaders are continuing to ensure that teaching consistently secures the essential handwriting and spelling skills pupils need to better apply these fluently in their written work.”
• “Leaders are now establishing strategies to help pupils confidently apply their knowledge of numbers more accurately in reasoning tasks, ensuring that pupils deepen their understanding of mathematical ideas as they progress through the curriculum.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

• 2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 18 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.

• King's Court First School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• Cheapside CofE Primary School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• Wraysbury Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Clewer Green CofE First School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• Oakfield First School 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published

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