Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.498 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2025–2026 (miles)
Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2024. Windsor and Maidenhead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Datchet St Mary's 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 | 2.498 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.565 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 2.498 miles from the school, further than in 2025.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 29 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (7%) were not offered a place.
- 23.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, 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 Green, Datchet, Slough, SL3 9EJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Pupils on roll
- 213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “Leaders aspire for all pupils to experience success here, regardless of their background.”
- “The school fosters strong relationships with parents and families, and pupils feel valued and understood by staff.”
- “Staff create a positive and safe environment for learning, and pupils achieve well.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, elements of pupils’ understanding and their use of subject-specific vocabulary are not as secure.”
- “Sometimes, teachers’ checks of what pupils understand are less systematic than they could be.”
- “However, there are other instances when misconceptions are not picked up directly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 March 2024 (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) | 60% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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.
- Eton Porny CofE First School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wraysbury Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- King's Court First School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oakfield First School 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Edward's Catholic First School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Eton Wick CofE First School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published