Dorney School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

All

2.79

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Dorney School is a primary school in Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 July 2025. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Dorney 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	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	2.794 mi
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2022	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2021	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2020	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2019	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2018	Every applicant was offered a place

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In Reception 2026 every applicant was offered a place, as at 100 of the 157 other Buckinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
Reception 2026 had 13 first-choice applications for 18 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Of the 49 Reception 2026 applications, 15 (31%) came from families living outside Buckinghamshire, and 4 offers went to them.
In 2024/25, 50% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Harcourt Close, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead, SL6 0DY
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 158 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 16.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.6

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 1 July 2025

Strengths

“This is a friendly and nurturing school, where pupils feel safe and happy.”
“Pupils enjoy learning and quickly develop their confidence due to the high-quality pastoral care provided.”
“Staff model the behaviours they expect, and pupils are polite and courteous to adults.”

To improve

“At times, activities that pupils undertake do not help them to achieve the aims of the ambitious curriculum consistently.”
“Consequently, pupils’ knowledge is not as secure as it could be.”
“However, these high standards are not consistently applied across different subjects.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2025 (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)	50%	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: 13 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 13 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 Buckinghamshire.

Lent Rise School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Peter's Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Dropmore Infant School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
Farnham Common Infant School 4.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
Farnham Common Junior School 4.8 mi School remains Good
The Stoke Poges School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published