Middle deemed secondary school in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead
Dedworth Middle School
Smiths Lane, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 5PE
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 June 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 517
- Places
- 720
- How full
- 72% full — 517 of 720 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 255 / 262
- Overall absence
- 8%
- Persistently absent
- 21%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 32%
- English as an additional language
- 20%
- With an EHC plan
- 6%
- On SEN support
- 18%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Windsor and Maidenhead 014C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 31%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 45%
- Households in social housing
- 41%
- Households with no car
- 24%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Ages
- Ages 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- WINDSOR LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Nicola Chandler
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Ward
- Clewer & Dedworth West
- Constituency
- Windsor
- URN
- 142791
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest middle deemed secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, WindsorVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | — | 0.6 mi |
| Windsor Girls' SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2024 | 45.7 | 0.9 mi |
| The Windsor Boys' SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 47.8 | 1.1 mi |
| Trevelyan Middle SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.5 mi |
| St George's SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.7 mi |
| Eton CollegeOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.8 mi |
| Grove AcademyFree schools | No grade | 41.1 | 2.4 mi |
| Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise CollegeAcademy converter | No grade | 42.1 | 2.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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