Dorney School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Harcourt Close, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead, SL6 0DY
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2018 to 2026, as Buckinghamshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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