Windsor and Maidenhead school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (8)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Altwood Church of England School	143	1031	104	100	7.2 per offer
Charters School	262	512	265	222	2.0 per offer
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School	136	309	144	113	2.3 per offer
Cox Green School	206	1044	139	138	5.1 per offer
Desborough College	75	493	48	48	6.6 per offer
Furze Platt Senior School	250	1019	199	192	4.1 per offer
Holyport College	63	940	150	59	14.9 per offer
Newlands Girls' School	189	631	244	170	3.3 per offer

Primary schools (43)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Alexander First School	13	34	10	10	2.6 per offer
Alwyn Infant School	56	167	51	51	3.0 per offer
Bisham Church of England Academy	8	25	8	8	3.1 per offer
Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School	43	143	24	24	3.3 per offer
Braywick Court School	30	235	56	26	7.8 per offer
Braywood CofE First School	18	60	11	11	3.3 per offer
Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School	19	70	7	7	3.7 per offer
Cheapside CofE Primary School	13	46	11	11	3.5 per offer
Clewer Green CofE First School	52	176	47	47	3.4 per offer
Cookham Dean CofE Primary School	30	114	30	26	3.8 per offer
Cookham Rise Primary School	29	94	27	27	3.2 per offer
Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School	30	63	29	27	2.1 per offer
Dedworth Green First School	28	70	28	28	2.5 per offer
Eton Porny CofE First School	26	86	25	25	3.3 per offer
Eton Wick CofE First School	29	44	26	26	1.5 per offer
Furze Platt Infant School	90	273	87	81	3.0 per offer
Hilltop First School	16	77	16	16	4.8 per offer
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham	30	117	37	28	3.9 per offer
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale	30	101	46	29	3.4 per offer
Holyport CofE Primary School	30	78	33	27	2.6 per offer
Homer First School and Nursery	26	76	25	25	2.9 per offer
King's Court First School	19	46	13	13	2.4 per offer
Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy	12	38	12	12	3.2 per offer
Larchfield Primary and Nursery School	27	84	20	19	3.1 per offer
Lowbrook Academy	30	183	69	30	6.1 per offer
Oakfield First School	49	203	46	45	4.1 per offer
Oldfield Primary School	60	285	64	43	4.8 per offer
Riverside Primary School and Nursery	27	83	22	22	3.1 per offer
South Ascot Village Primary School	16	45	10	10	2.8 per offer
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery	59	165	66	57	2.8 per offer
St Edward's Catholic First School	49	151	44	44	3.1 per offer
St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot	29	74	36	29	2.6 per offer
St Luke's CofE Primary School	45	171	53	38	3.8 per offer
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead	20	73	16	16	3.7 per offer
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill	19	67	17	17	3.5 per offer
The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School	22	107	19	19	4.9 per offer
The Royal First School	21	101	36	18	4.8 per offer
Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School	30	128	36	30	4.3 per offer
Waltham St Lawrence Primary School	20	74	23	19	3.7 per offer
Wessex Primary School	30	71	25	24	2.4 per offer
White Waltham CofE Academy	22	87	17	17	4.0 per offer
Woodlands Park Primary School	11	26	9	9	2.4 per offer
Wraysbury Primary School	30	44	28	28	1.5 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Windsor and Maidenhead secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.