RBWM Alternative Learning Provision
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”.
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)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2025 | Ungraded | Standards 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.
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
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 20 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 23 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 85% | 83% | 39% | 52% | 32% | 13% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 10% | 11% | 6% | 0% | 11% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 72% | 61% | 88% | 79% | 78% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 28% | 39% | 12% | 21% | 22% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 12 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 25%, compared with – for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 42% | 71% | 56% |
| Education | 33% | 14% | 44% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 8% | 57% | 11% |
| Not in education, work or training | 8% | 29% | 22% |
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Bridge School | Free school | 680 m | 133 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Oldfield Primary School | Council | 760 m | 419 | No overall grade 2025 | 99 | Compare |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | Academy | 920 m | 327 | Outstanding 2023 | 82 | Compare |
| Riverside Primary School and Nursery | Council | 0.7 miles | 368 | Good 2023 | 29 | Compare |
| Desborough College | Academy | 0.8 miles | 539 | Good 2024 | 48 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead | Academy | 0.9 miles | 284 | No overall grade 2025 | 34 | Compare |
| Claires Court Schools | Independent | 0.9 miles | 862 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Braywick Court School | Free school | 1.0 miles | 257 | Outstanding 2023 | 98 | Compare |
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
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.