Best Secondary Schools in Maidenhead

We checked all 6 secondary schools in Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead, and list every one: 5 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
6
Ranked
5
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Maidenhead. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Maidenhead also has 26 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Windsor and Maidenhead. Windsor and Maidenhead also has rankings for Ascot and Windsor.

Ranked secondary schools in Maidenhead

  1. 1

    Newlands Girls' School

    Academy, 1,226 pupils, inspected October 2018

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    55.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    64.6%

  2. 2

    Furze Platt Senior School

    Academy, 1,556 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    47.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    49%

  3. 3

    Desborough College

    Academy, 539 pupils, inspected September 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53.5%

  4. 4

    Cox Green School

    Academy, 1,139 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    45.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.1%

  5. 5

    Altwood Church of England School

    Academy, 846 pupils, inspected October 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    40.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    29.1%

Secondary schools in Maidenhead without a rank

  • Claires Court Schools

    Independent, 862 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    30.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%