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Newlands Girls' School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Farm Road, Maidenhead SL6 5JB · newlandsgirlsschool.co.uk · 01628 625068
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Windsor and Maidenhead 47.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,226
- 26 over 1,200 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.2%
- First language not English
- 17.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 244 families put the school first and 189 places were offered; 70% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 189 | 244 | 1.3▲ | 70% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 191 | 225 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 192 | 214 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 192 | 227 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 193 | 233 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.6, and 64.6% 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+ (33.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲64.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲85.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲76.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.30 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110051)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 77.6 | +6 |
| Sixth form college | 9.9 | −2.7 |
| Further education | 7.8 | −3.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 0.5 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1 | −0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 135 students | C+ (33.7) | Average -0.02 | |
| 135 students | C+ (33.8) | Average -0.02 | |
| 35 students | Dist- (31.7) | Average +0.08 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 90 | C+ (34.9) | +0.18 |
| 2022/23 | 90 | B- (36.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 118 | B (40.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 107 | B- (37) | +0.15 |
| 2017/18 | 98 | C+ (34.7) | -0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 103 | C+ (31.7) | +0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 88 | B- (35.6) | +0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 67 | −4.9 |
| Further and other education | 4.3 | +1 |
| Further education | 3.2 | +1.5 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | −1.5 |
| Employment | 12.8 | −2.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.4 | +4.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | — |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Newlands Girls' School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 21 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Jan 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (283 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 283
- 24% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 45 parents (16%) with SEND