Bisham Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Marlow, Windsor and Maidenhead
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.691 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2025–2026 (miles)
Bisham Church of England Academy is a primary school in Marlow, Windsor and Maidenhead for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Windsor and Maidenhead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Bisham Church of England Academy 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 | 4.691 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 13.1 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 4.691 miles, the 13th longest of 43 Windsor and Maidenhead primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 2.50 miles.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception in 2026 there were 8 first-choice applications for 8 offers, every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families outside Windsor and Maidenhead.
- There are 13 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.6 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
- Church Lane, Bisham, Marlow, SL7 1RW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Pupils on roll
- 104 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to belong to Bisham Church of England Academy and value the warm, caring relationships they have with staff.”
- “They speak positively about the school’s vision of ‘encouraging one another and building each other up’.”
- “Pupils understand the importance of being respectful, responsible and safe.”
To improve
- “They engage with a rich curriculum, although some pupils are in need of more support, for example in addressing gaps in their knowledge.”
- “Adult support and adaptations are often used, although in some parts of the curriculum this could be strengthened.”
- “However, the impact of some developments is not yet evident.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (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) | 55% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 8 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 Dean CofE Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cookham Rise Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Furze Platt Infant School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Furze Platt Junior School 2.5 mi Not judged
- Courthouse Junior School 2.6 mi Standards maintained
- Alwyn Infant School 2.6 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School 2.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham 3.0 mi Good Last distance published