Sunningdale School
Sunningdale School is an independent school in Ascot for boys aged 7 to 14. It has 98 pupils and room for 105.
Dry Arch Road, Sunningdale, Ascot, SL5 9PZ01344 620159sunningdaleschool.co.ukMr T A C N Dawson headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 98 | 82 | 94 | 99 | 102 | 85 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% | 21% | 17% | 11% | 22% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale | Church of England | 620 m | 211 | Good 2024 | 87 | Compare |
| Charters School | Academy | 750 m | 1,707 | Good 2023 | 66 | Compare |
| Heathermount School | Independent | 820 m | 94 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Marist School | Independent (grammar) | 0.8 miles | 401 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 194 | Not inspected | 42 | Compare |
| St Mary's School Ascot | Independent | 1.3 miles | 401 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot | Academy | 1.4 miles | 210 | Outstanding 2024 | 99 | Compare |
| St George's School | Independent | 1.4 miles | 208 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Sunningdale School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Sunningdale School yet.
How many pupils does Sunningdale School have?
98 pupils aged 7 to 14 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 105 places, so it is 93% full. It is a boys' school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Dry Arch Road, Sunningdale, Ascot, SL5 9PZ
- Telephone
- 01344 620159
- Website
- www.sunningdaleschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr T A C N Dawson
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 7-14
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Ward
- Sunningdale & Cheapside
- Constituency
- Windsor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1930
- URN
- 110134 · LAESTAB 8686007 · UKPRN 10017659
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.
- 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.