Newlands Girls' School | Secondary with sixth form in Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Newlands Girls' School

SecondaryPost 16

Windsor and Maidenhead · Maidenhead · SL6 5JB http://www.newlandsgirlsschool.co.uk/

Pupils
1,226
cap. 1,200
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Girls
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
21 May 2024
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

3 reports
9 Oct 2018
Full inspectionOutstanding
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23 Jan 2018
Short inspection
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18 Oct 2015
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Windsor and Maidenhead. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
86%
-4pp
LA
68%
England
66%
90%88%85%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
65%
-9pp
LA
49%
England
46%
73%67%61%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
55.6
-3.2
LA
48.0
England
46.8
59.357.355.3
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
77%
-6pp
LA
41%
England
41%
83%75%67%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
10.2
-0.6
LA
7.7
England
7.7
10.810.19.4
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.66
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
33.7
-1.2
LA
33.0
England
32.4
40.236.031.7
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
-0.02
-0.2
LA
-0.03
+0.2+0.1-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
18%
-4pp
LA
15%
England
14%
25%19%12%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
C+
0
BB-C+
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.02
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

98%

staying in education or employment

1% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education93%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment2%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

86%

staying in education or employment

5% did not stay in education or employment

9% no destination recorded

Education58%
Apprenticeships8%
Employment20%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,242
cap. 1,200
1,2421,1991,156
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.7
LA AVG 19.49:1
16.916.415.9
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
16%
LA AVG 14.47%
16%16%15%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
13%
LA AVG 18.09%
13%10%6%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
6%
LA AVG 16.87%
14%10%6%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
5%
LA
8%
England
9%
7%6%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
13%
LA
22%
England
24%
19%12%6%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressFarm Road, Maidenhead, SL6 5JB
Telephone01628625068
Local authorityWindsor and Maidenhead
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7148 spend / pupil£7121 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Oct 2015 (was URN 110051)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2586%65%55.6Not applicable77%10.2192
2023/2490%73%58.8+0.6683%10.8192
2022/2387%65%56.6+0.6376%10.4192
2021/2289%69%59.3+0.6078%10.3183
2018/1988%62%58.8+0.6081%10.6187
2017/1885%61%55.3+0.5475%9.4179
2016/1790%71%56.3+0.6767%183
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2580%
2023/2483%
2022/2379%
2021/2278%
2018/1982%
2017/1875%
2016/1774%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2533.7C+-0.0218%141
2023/2434.9C++0.1822%95
2022/2336.7B-20%101
2021/2240.2B20%122
2018/1937.0B-+0.1525%124
2017/1834.7C+-0.0617%111
2016/1731.7C++0.0612%124

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,24216.76%16%13%5%13%
2023/241,20016.66%16%10%5%13%
2022/231,15616.26%16%10%6%18%
2021/221,16516.314%15%8%7%19%
2020/211,18516.210%15%6%
2018/191,15216.18%16%11%4%6%
2017/1816.94%7%
2016/171,15815.95%17%14%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.