St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead
Cookham Road, Maidenhead, SL6 7EGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead is a primary school in Maidenhead for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 83 schools in Windsor and Maidenhead. It ranks 15th of 20 primary schools in Maidenhead. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 13 May 2025, report published 18 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 13 May 2025
Pupils are proud of their happy and nurturing school. They understand the importance of the school rules, which help and guide their decision-making. Pupils are friendly and treat each other kindly. Relationships between staff and pupils are respectful. Pupils know that if they have any concerns, there is always a caring adult who will listen and help. This makes them feel safe and supported. In recent years, the school has undergone a period of change and moved from strength to strength. Staff are ambitious for pupils to thrive and flourish in all aspects of their education and wider school life. Pupils rise to the challenge of higher expectations and achieve well. Pupils are polite and kind. They behave well in classrooms and around the school. Staff help pupils to recognise their emotions so they can manage themselves well. A sense of care and compassion permeates in lessons and at social times. Playtimes are harmonious because pupils look after each other and their environment. Pupils experience an interesting and extensive range of wider opportunities, which broaden their horizons. They relish taking part in activities that develop their interests and hobbies. Pupils also prize the wide array of sporting, cultural and musical clubs on offer.
What the school should improve
- Some foundation subjects are at an early stage of implementation. The curriculum design and assessment are not as refined as they should be. As a result, pupils do not learn as well as they could. The school should identify the key knowledge and skills it intends pupils to learn and remember. This will help teachers check pupils' understanding accurately to inform future teaching.
- The school's oversight of the quality of the curriculum is not consistently strong across all subjects. This means that, in some subjects, the school does not know as much as it could about the impact of the changes it has made. The school should continue to strengthen its systems for evaluating the curriculum so that these are equally effective in all subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
45 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
284 pupils on roll, with places for 315
Schools near St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Primary School and Nursery | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 48% met the expected standard |
| St Piran's School | 0.3 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Furze Platt Junior School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 68% met the expected standard |
| Furze Platt Infant School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- MOTHER TERESA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rosemary Akehurst
- Phone
- 01628622570
- Address
- Cookham Road, Maidenhead, SL6 7EG
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- URN
- 139882
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.