School Chooser

The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School

Primary · ages 4-9MixedChurch of England136 pupilsWindsorWindsor and Maidenhead
School Chooser Score
18
Below
similar schools
Likely range 8 to 40
Out of 100. Better than 2% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, November 2024
Attendance94.5%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families5%Far fewer than most schools
Places14 spare136 pupils, 150 places
Pupils per teacher18.8School workforce census
Pupils on roll136Census January 2026

The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School is a Church of England school (voluntary controlled) in Windsor for boys and girls aged 4 to 9. It has 136 pupils and room for 150. About 5 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 18 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 2% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.

Chaucer Close, Windsor, SL4 3EH01753 830885queenannefirstschool.org.ukMrs Judith Street headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 6 November 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Requires improvement
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
24 September 2019UngradedSchool remains Good

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Nearly full146 pupils for 150 places, 2024/25
97% full

Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Will my child get a place?

The last child to get a place lived 920 m away in 2025. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2025. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 920 m from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.

EntryPlacesApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2025 Primary3013030920 mLA

What a home within 920 m of the school costs

Typical sale price within 920 m of the school£496,000half sold for £378k to £798k
Homes sold275December 2023 to December 2025, Land Registry
Compared with the district-8%a typical home in the district sells for £539,500

Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll136Census January 2026
Places15091% full
Pupils from low-income families5%5% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English24%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support7%9 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%4 pupils with a plan
Average class size27.25 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)6%£12,400 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls77 / 59
White British pupils54%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 27.7 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 26.5 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Specific learning difficulty (3), Other difficulty or disability (2), language and communications needs (2), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1), emotional and mental health (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll136147141146148142
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals5%6%6%6%8%7%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language24%20%16%14%13%11%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support6%9%14%9%8%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans4%4%3%3%4%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance94.5%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school14.3%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission0.8%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence5.5%5.9%5.9%6.8%3.6%3.6%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.7%4.2%3.9%5.8%3.0%2.5%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.8%1.7%2.1%1.0%0.6%1.2%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence14.3%12.4%17.5%18.1%8.5%5.1%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.00.00.00.7
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

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

Teachers7.2full-time equivalent, 10 people
Pupils per teacher18.8Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers90%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants6.0full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£45,081
Teachers who left in the year35%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher21.82024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,822England £7,738. Total £1.0m
Income per pupil£7,105England £7,697. Total £1.0m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,111England £3,480
Money in reserve8%Not much put by: £81k, £553 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£42kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£6,822spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m11812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate50 per 1,000 people45% lower than the England average
Typical house price£537,500Windsor and Maidenhead
Nearest bus stop60 mOsborne Road, 12 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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Trevelyan Middle SchoolAcademy730 m585Good 201986Compare
Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First SchoolChurch of England0.8 miles135Good 202341Compare
Oakfield First SchoolAcademy0.8 miles287Not inspectedCompare
St Edward's Catholic First SchoolRoman Catholic1.1 miles280Good 202344Compare
Eton Porny CofE First SchoolAcademy1.1 miles139Good 202474Compare
St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, WindsorChurch of England/Roman Catholic1.1 miles482Good 202278Compare
Clewer Green CofE First SchoolAcademy1.1 miles260Not inspectedCompare
St Peter's Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy1.3 miles231Good 202320Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School with the 41 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 41 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats2%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the bottom of its group. Its score of 18 is 60 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 18 · middle 78 · highest 100100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 41 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First SchoolChurch of England0.8 miles135Good 202341Compare
Byfleet Primary SchoolAcademy10.5 miles175Not inspected94Compare
Wescott Infant SchoolAcademy10.5 miles116Good 202376Compare
Polehampton Church of England Infant SchoolAcademy11.1 miles148Good 202340Compare
Sonning Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy13.0 miles210No overall grade 202599Compare
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolCouncil13.2 miles201No overall grade 202599Compare
Southwood Infant SchoolCouncil14.8 miles119Good 202353Compare
Bushey and Oxhey Infant SchoolCouncil15.5 miles176Good 202455Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 18 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 18% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 8 to 40. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
Ofsted inspection20%below
-0.35
Ofsted grade, 1.9 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
Direction of travel over five years10%below
-0.11
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
0.00
2024/25; 119 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School a good school?

The figures are weak. The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School scores 18 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 2% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 8 to 40, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School not judged at its last full inspection on 6 November 2024.

How many pupils does The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School have?

136 pupils aged 4 to 9 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 150 places, so it is 91% full.

Is The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?

Yes. For September 2025 the last place went to a child living 920 m away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.

What is attendance like at The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School?

Pupils were in school 94.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 14% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School?

The average class had 27.2 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

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

Contact and details

Address
Chaucer Close, Windsor, SL4 3EH
Telephone
01753 830885
Website
www.queenannefirstschool.org.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Judith Street
Type of school
Church of England school (voluntary controlled) (Voluntary controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-9
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Oxford
Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Ward
Eton & Castle
Constituency
Windsor
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
109997 · LAESTAB 8683074 · UKPRN 10077743

Where these figures come from