School profile

Wessex Primary School

Primary · Community school · Maidenhead, SL6 3AT

Requires improvement

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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#13,344 of 15,057

Worse than 88% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Wessex Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 24 Feb 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils320 of 420 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherHeadteacher Tim Beavan
Local authorityWindsor and Maidenhead
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 109821.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolWindsor and MaidenheadEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths44%63%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths2%10%8%
Average reading score106107106
Average maths score105105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score106106105
Expected standard in reading72%79%76%
Expected standard in writing47%71%73%
Expected standard in maths79%75%75%
Pupils taking tests57--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils320
Girls157
Boys163
Eligible for free school meals27.5%
First language not English15.9%
SEN support41
EHC plan14
Average class size22.2

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
66.3%
Indian
5.6%
Other White
5.3%
Pakistani
5%
White and Black Caribbean
3.1%
African
2.8%
White and Black African
2.2%
White and Asian
2.2%
Other mixed
1.9%
Other ethnic group
1.9%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolWindsor and MaidenheadEngland
Overall absence5.1%4.6%5.1%
Persistent absence13.9%11.2%13.2%
Severe absence1%0.7%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)30
Applications (Reception)71
First preference applications (Reception)25
First preference offers (Reception)24
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places420
Pupils on roll346
Unfilled places17.6%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher16.9
Pupils per adult10.1
Teachers (FTE)18.89
Teaching assistants (FTE)12.66
Support staff (FTE)16.39
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2520.3
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2518.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.4

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate5%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.2%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Wessex Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryLowbrook AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.2 miSecondaryCox Green SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.6 miSecondaryAltwood Church of England SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimarySt Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.8 miPrimaryWoodlands Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.9 miPrimaryAll Saints Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.9 miPrimaryBoyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryLarchfield Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miSecondaryNewlands Girls' SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
1.2 miSecondaryDesborough CollegeAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Wessex Primary School

What is Wessex Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Wessex Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 24 Feb 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Wessex Primary School rank in England?

Wessex Primary School ranks 13,344 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 88% of schools).

How many pupils attend Wessex Primary School?

Wessex Primary School has 320 pupils aged 4 to 11, with capacity for 420.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.