Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.666 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2025–2026 (miles)
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School is a secondary school in Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. Windsor and Maidenhead has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Churchmead Church of England (VA) 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.666 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 3.657 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 2.666 miles away, the 3rd longest of 6 Windsor and Maidenhead secondary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 144 first-choice applications for 136 offers; 113 offers went to first-choice families, and 31 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 228 of the 309 Year 7 applications in 2026 (74%) came from families living outside Windsor and Maidenhead, and 86 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 38% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and its Attainment 8 score was 46 (England 46).
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
- Priory Way, Datchet, Slough, SL3 9JQ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Pupils on roll
- 681 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “There is a strong sense of community at this school.”
- “As one pupil aptly put it, ‘it’s a small school with a big heart’.”
- “Staff and pupils live out the school’s values of courage, compassion, and commitment.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, some staff were not as confident and did not routinely choose activities that helped pupils to learn more and do more.”
- “Furthermore, in some subjects, the school has not yet embedded approaches to help pupils to remember what they have been taught over time.”
- “However, on occasions, these high standards are not maintained and there is some low-level disruption in a small number of lessons.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 144 first-preference applications, 136 offers in total, 113 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Windsor and Maidenhead.
- The Windsor Boys' School 1.8 mi School remains Good
- Windsor Girls' School 2.3 mi Requires improvement
- Holyport College 6.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Desborough College 6.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Charters School 7.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Altwood Church of England School 7.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Furze Platt Senior School 7.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cox Green School 7.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published