Schools in Windsor
Windsor's 15 primary schools are co-ordinated by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, which uses nearest-school distance for community schools and separate faith criteria for voluntary-aided schools including several Church of England primaries in the old town. The borough publishes catchment maps each autumn and updates boundaries as part of its annual admissions consultation - parents should download the current year's prospectus rather than relying on previous years' data.
Secondary provision is split between Windsor Boys' School and Windsor Girls' School, both of which operate as academies with their own admissions criteria. Because the schools are single-sex, all pupils regardless of catchment zone are eligible to apply to the appropriate school; in practice, places are allocated by straight-line distance once sibling and faith criteria are satisfied. Windsor's round closes in October; 1 March is National Offer Day. Check last-offered distances on catchment.school before submitting.
School demand in Windsor
Across the 24 schools in Windsor with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 88%. 4 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
12 schools in Windsor have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
9 of the schools in Windsor are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Windsor and Maidenhead, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
10 of the schools in Windsor have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Windsor: 2 oversubscribed (15)
King's Court First School
Primary · Community school
Windsor · SL4 2NE
Hilltop First School
Primary · Community school
Windsor · SL4 4DW
Cranbourne Primary School
Primary · Community school
Windsor · SL4 2EU
Homer First School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Windsor · SL4 5RL
Alexander First School
Primary · Community school
Windsor · SL4 4XP
Braywood CofE First School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Windsor · SL4 4QF
Eton Wick CofE First School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Windsor · SL4 6JB
The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Windsor · SL4 3EH
The Royal First School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Windsor · SL4 2HP
Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Windsor · SL4 5DF
St Edward's Catholic First School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Windsor · SL4 5EN
Eton Porny CofE First School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Windsor · SL4 6AS
Dedworth Green First School
Primary · Academy converter
Windsor · SL4 5PE
Clewer Green CofE First School
Primary · Academy converter
Windsor · SL4 3RL
Oakfield First School
Primary · Academy converter
WINDSOR · SL4 3RU
Secondary Schools in Windsor (2)
Other Schools in Windsor (8)
The Lawns Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Windsor · SL4 3RU
St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor
Middle deemed secondary · Voluntary aided school
Windsor · SL4 5EN
Eton College
Not applicable · Other independent school
Windsor · SL4 6DW
The King's House School, Windsor
Not applicable · Other independent school
Windsor · SL4 3AQ
The Green Room School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Windsor · SL4 5BU
St Peter's Church of England Middle School
Middle deemed secondary · Academy sponsor led
Windsor · SL4 2QY
Dedworth Middle School
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter
Windsor · SL4 5PE
Trevelyan Middle School
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter
Windsor · SL4 3LL
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Windsor 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.