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Windsor Girls' School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 13–18 · Academy
Imperial Road, Windsor SL4 3RT · windsorgirls.net · 01753 795155
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Windsor and Maidenhead 47.3, England 46
- Pupils
- 775
- 90% of 864 places
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.4%
- First language not English
- 15.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.7, and 43.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Windsor and Maidenhead it was 47.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼43.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ●38.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.03 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 47.4 | +0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 1.4 | −3.5 |
| Further education | 38.3 | +3.5 |
| Other education | 1.9 | +0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 1 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +2.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 students | C+ (33.8) | Average -0.01 | |
| 97 students | C+ (34) | Average 0.00 | |
| 30 students | Merit (25.6) | Average -0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 63 | C (30.7) | -0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 76 | C+ (34.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 74 | C+ (34.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 75 | C+ (32) | +0.05 |
| 2017/18 | 93 | C+ (31.8) | +0.14 |
| 2016/17 | 101 | C (29.9) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 100 | C (28.4) | -0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 59.7 | +7.4 |
| Further and other education | 2.8 | +1.6 |
| Further education | 1.4 | — |
| Other education | 1.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 23.6 | −10.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.7 | −1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | — |
Ofsted
Windsor Girls' School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 14 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jan 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
53% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (258 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 53%
- Replies
- 258
- 32% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 57 parents (22%) with SEND