What schools serve Maidenhead?

There are 37 schools in Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead — including Cookham Nursery School, Maidenhead Nursery School, Alwyn Infant School, Courthouse Junior School, Riverside Primary School and Nursery and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Maidenhead?

Maidenhead has 24 primary schools and 5 secondary schools. There are also 8 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Maidenhead?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Maidenhead, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Maidenhead schools are set by Windsor and Maidenhead and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Windsor and Maidenhead admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Maidenhead?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Maidenhead are set by Windsor and Maidenhead as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Maidenhead

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

There are 37 schools in Maidenhead , Windsor and Maidenhead — including 24 primary schools and 5 secondary schools. Catchment area boundaries are set by Windsor and Maidenhead and reviewed annually — click a school below to view its admissions guidance.

Primary Schools in Maidenhead (24)

Alwyn Infant School

Primary · Community school

Maidenhead · SL6 6EU

Ages 4–7 244 pupils Capacity 270

Courthouse Junior School

Primary · Community school

Maidenhead · SL6 5HE

Ages 7–11 352 pupils Capacity 360

Riverside Primary School and Nursery

Primary · Community school

Maidenhead · SL6 7JA

Ages 3–11 374 pupils Capacity 480

Wessex Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidenhead · SL6 3AT

Ages 4–11 340 pupils Capacity 427

Furze Platt Junior School

Primary · Community school

Maidenhead · SL6 6HQ

Ages 7–11 363 pupils Capacity 360

Furze Platt Infant School

Primary · Community school

Maidenhead · SL6 6HQ

Ages 4–7 269 pupils Capacity 270

Cookham Rise Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidenhead · SL6 9JF

Ages 4–11 208 pupils Capacity 210

Oldfield Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidenhead · SL6 1UE

Ages 5–11 416 pupils Capacity 420

Larchfield Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Community school

Maidenhead · SL6 2SG

Ages 3–11 226 pupils Capacity 246

Cookham Dean CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Maidenhead · SL6 9PH

Ages 5–11 193 pupils Capacity 210

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Maidenhead · SL6 9QJ

Ages 4–11 210 pupils Capacity 210

Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Maidenhead · SL6 4HZ

Ages 3–7 209 pupils Capacity 240

Lowbrook Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Maidenhead · SL6 3AR

Ages 5–11 330 pupils Capacity 330

St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School

Primary · Academy converter

Maidenhead · SL6 0ET

Ages 4–11 216 pupils Capacity 218

White Waltham CofE Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Maidenhead · SL6 3SG

Ages 5–11 193 pupils Capacity 210

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead

Primary · Academy converter

Maidenhead · SL6 7EG

Ages 5–11 289 pupils Capacity 315

Braywick Court School

Primary · Free schools

Maidenhead · SL6 1UU

Ages 2–11 258 pupils Capacity 246

St Luke's CofE Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Maidenhead · SL6 7EG

Ages 3–11 330 pupils Capacity 331

Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School

Primary · Academy converter

Maidenhead · SL6 6QZ

Ages 4–7 58 pupils Capacity 66

Holyport CofE Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Maidenhead · SL6 2LP

Ages 3–11 214 pupils Capacity 240

St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Primary · Academy converter

Maidenhead · SL6 4PX

Ages 3–11 494 pupils Capacity 420

Dorney School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Maidenhead · SL6 0DY

Ages 4–11 156 pupils Capacity 210

Woodlands Park Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Maidenhead · SL6 3JB

Ages 2–11 158 pupils Capacity 210

All Saints Church of England Junior School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Maidenhead · SL6 4AR

Ages 7–11 218 pupils Capacity 360

Secondary Schools in Maidenhead (5)

Cox Green School

Secondary · Academy converter

Maidenhead · SL6 3AX

Ages 11–18 1183 pupils Capacity 1270

Furze Platt Senior School

Secondary · Academy converter

Maidenhead · SL6 7NQ

Ages 11–18 1547 pupils Capacity 1450

Altwood Church of England School

Secondary · Academy converter

Maidenhead · SL6 4PU

Ages 11–18 794 pupils Capacity 890

Desborough College

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Maidenhead · SL6 2QB

Ages 11–18 578 pupils Capacity 1140

Newlands Girls' School

Secondary · Academy converter

Maidenhead · SL6 5JB

Ages 11–18 1242 pupils Capacity 1200

Other Schools in Maidenhead (8)

Cookham Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Maidenhead · SL6 9BT

Ages 3–5 72 pupils

Maidenhead Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Maidenhead · SL6 7PG

Ages 2–5 67 pupils

Herries Preparatory School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Maidenhead · SL6 9BD

Ages 3–11 121 pupils Capacity 125

St Piran's School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Maidenhead · SL6 7LZ

Ages 2–11 430 pupils Capacity 524

Claires Court Schools

Not applicable · Other independent school

Maidenhead · SL6 6AW

Ages 2–18 961 pupils Capacity 1190

RBWM Alternative Learning Provision

Not applicable · Pupil referral unit

Maidenhead · SL6 8BY

Ages 5–16 18 pupils

Forest Bridge School

Not applicable · Free schools special

Maidenhead · SL6 1BN

Ages 4–19 122 pupils Capacity 96

Manor Green School

Not applicable · Academy special converter

Maidenhead · SL6 3EQ

Ages 2–19 295 pupils Capacity 275

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Maidenhead are set by Windsor and Maidenhead and updated each year. The "last distance offered" — how far the furthest successful applicant lived — changes annually based on the number of applications received.

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