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Cookham Dean CofE Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Fenella Reekie

location_onMaidenhead, SL6 9PH

language Visit Website phone 1628482734

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

194

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Cookham Dean CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Maidenhead, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cookham Dean CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 193 pupils on roll, of whom 7% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 28 primaries in Windsor and Maidenhead and #4,956 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 61%

Reading100% LA 76%

Writing93% LA 69%

Maths82% LA 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading96% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing89% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths89% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading81% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.3

-1.5 to 3.6

7.0

Write

LA -0.8

4.5 to 9.4

0.2

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.1 to 2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading88% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing96% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths92% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 0.3

-0.5 to 4.3

1.1

Write

LA -0.9

-1.1 to 3.3

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.3 to 1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 68%

Reading92% LA 79%

Writing100% LA 78%

Maths88% LA 78%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.7

-0.2 to 4.4

Write

LA -0.2

0.8 to 5.2

1.4

Maths

LA 0.7

-0.7 to 3.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 June 2022

Inspection Report

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08 March 2017

Inspection Report

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16 May 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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13 February 2008

Inspection Report

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17 January 2007

Inspection Report

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23 March 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-03-08

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-05-16

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-02-13

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 193 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	191	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	191	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	191	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	192	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	187	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	189	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	185	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	185	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	188	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	188	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	186	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	186	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	183	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	186	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	187	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Cookham Dean CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Oldfield Primary School

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St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery

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