Alwyn Infant School
Mulberry Walk, Maidenhead, SL6 6EUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Alwyn Infant School is a primary school in Maidenhead for ages 4 to 7. It is one of the 83 schools in Windsor and Maidenhead. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in September 2013.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 25 September 2013, report published 17 October 2013
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 November 2023
Pupils are safe and happy. They enjoy responsibilities such as being book monitors and 'helping hands' who support others in classrooms. Pupils learn about values such as respect and sharing. They understand how these relate to their experiences in school, such as feeding the school rabbits. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well. Pupils understand how to keep safe, including learning about the early stages of their digital lives. This starts in Reception, where pupils begin to build appropriate knowledge of the potential dangers of time spent online. Pupils love their teachers and have very positive attitudes to their learning. Pupils work together kindly and thoughtfully respond to adults' questions and instructions. Pupils are enthusiastic and highly motivated. Behaviour is a strength in lessons, around the school and on the playground. Pupils value the school's reward systems. They are excited by the chance to gain recognition in assemblies through initiatives such as 'Polite Parrot' and by being included on 'The Kindness Tree'. Pupils enjoy their learning. However, some curriculum subjects are not yet developed as fully as leaders intend. This means pupils do not yet learn as well as they should across the curriculum as a whole.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, the curriculum does not outline the precise knowledge and vocabulary that the school wants pupils to learn. This leads to pupils having gaps in their knowledge. The school should ensure that clear cumulative knowledge is in place for all curriculum subjects with agreed approaches of how to teach and support all pupils to learn well.
- While some areas of the school's curriculum, such as phonics and mathematics, are being implemented effectively, pupils' outcomes are not high enough, particularly in writing. The school must continue to develop consistently effective pedagogical approaches, ensuring that all staff develop the specific subject expertise that they need to help pupils achieve well.
- Assessment information in the wider curriculum does not identify what pupils know securely enough. This means that some pupils have gaps in their knowledge which are not identified by staff. The school needs to ensure that teachers check what pupils know and can do in consistent, efficient and effective ways.
Pupil numbers and mix
213 pupils on roll, with places for 270
Schools near Alwyn Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courthouse Junior School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 52% met the expected standard |
| Furze Platt Junior School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 68% met the expected standard |
| Furze Platt Infant School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| St Piran's School | 0.6 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| All Saints Church of England Junior School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Expected standard | 69% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Lawrence Hyatt
- Phone
- 01628622477
- Address
- Mulberry Walk, Maidenhead, SL6 6EU
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- URN
- 109818
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.