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RBWM Alternative Learning Provision

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 5-16MixedPupil referral unit20 pupilsMaidenheadWindsor and Maidenhead
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, November 2019
Pupils from low-income families85%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll20Census January 2026

RBWM Alternative Learning Provision is a pupil referral unit in Maidenhead for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 20 pupils. About 85 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2019.

Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, SL6 8BY01628 696075risealternativeprovision.org.ukMr Jamie Rockman acting headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 19 November 2019, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A later, shorter visit on 4 June 2025 said: “Standards maintained”.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.

Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
4 June 2025UngradedStandards maintained

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Windsor and Maidenhead council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll20Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families85%85% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English10%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support75%15 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan25%5 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)80%£18,500 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls16 / 4
White British pupils60%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (14), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), language and communications needs (2), Moderate learning difficulty (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll201818251923
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals85%83%39%52%32%13%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language10%11%6%0%11%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support72%61%88%79%78%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans28%39%12%21%22%

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 12 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training42%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 25%, compared with – for everyone else.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training42%71%56%
Education33%14%44%
Apprenticeship0%0%0%
Work8%57%11%
Not in education, work or training8%29%22%

Staff

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.

Teachersfull-time equivalent
Pupils per teacherPupils for every full-time teacher
Vacancies0

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m50012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate128 per 1,000 people41% higher than the England average
Typical house price£537,500Windsor and Maidenhead
Nearest bus stop170 mWaldeck Road, 9 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Forest Bridge SchoolFree school680 m133Good 2024Compare
Oldfield Primary SchoolCouncil760 m419No overall grade 202599Compare
St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy920 m327Outstanding 202382Compare
Riverside Primary School and NurseryCouncil0.7 miles368Good 202329Compare
Desborough CollegeAcademy0.8 miles539Good 202448Compare
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, MaidenheadAcademy0.9 miles284No overall grade 202534Compare
Claires Court SchoolsIndependent0.9 miles862Not inspectedCompare
Braywick Court SchoolFree school1.0 miles257Outstanding 202398Compare

Questions parents ask

Is RBWM Alternative Learning Provision a good school?

RBWM Alternative Learning Provision doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in November 2019.

What is RBWM Alternative Learning Provision's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated RBWM Alternative Learning Provision good at its last full inspection on 19 November 2019. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.

How many pupils does RBWM Alternative Learning Provision have?

20 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, SL6 8BY
Telephone
01628 696075
Website
www.risealternativeprovision.org.uk
Acting Headteacher
Mr Jamie Rockman
Type of school
Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Ward
St Mary's
Constituency
Maidenhead
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 1998
URN
131596 · LAESTAB 8681103 · UKPRN 10016596

Where these figures come from