Newlands Girls' School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.745 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
Newlands Girls' School is a secondary school in Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 22 May 2024. Windsor and Maidenhead has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Newlands Girls' 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 | 1.745 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.265 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.278 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.732 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.788 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 244 first-choice applications for 189 offers; 170 offers went to first-choice families and 74 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, 109 of the 631 applications (17%) came from families living outside Windsor and Maidenhead, and 2 offers went to them.
- The Year 7 last distance offered in 2026 was 1.745 miles, the 2nd shortest of 6 Windsor and Maidenhead secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.67 miles).
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary 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
- Farm Road, Maidenhead, SL6 5JB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Pupils on roll
- 1,226 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 22 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this exceptional school.”
- “They are incredibly proud to be a part of the inclusive and high achieving community.”
- “Pupils benefit from the very high aspirations that are set for their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 June 2024 (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) | 65% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.6 | 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: 244 first-preference applications, 189 offers in total, 170 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.
- Altwood Church of England School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cox Green School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Furze Platt Senior School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Desborough College 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holyport College 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Windsor Boys' School 6.5 mi School remains Good
- Windsor Girls' School 6.5 mi Requires improvement
- Churchmead Church of England (VA) School 8.1 mi Not judged Last distance published