Bisham Church of England Academy

Windsor and Maidenhead · SL7 1RW

General information Primary School · 5-11 years Who goes here 104 pupils, 23.1% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Bisham Church of England Academy

General Information

Address: Church Lane, Bisham, Marlow, SL7 1RW – View on map
Phone: 01628482910
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Emma Brookman
Age range: 5-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 8 families put it first for 8 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 3 of the 8 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 7 · 2024 10 · 2025 8 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

104 pupils out of 210 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 24
% eligible for free school meals: 23.1%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Windsor and Maidenhead average)
English as an additional language: 8% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 38.1% a year (Windsor and Maidenhead 17.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 63% moved to another school, 37% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Windsor and Maidenhead: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 8.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 19.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 24.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card February 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Needs attention
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 55% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 8 percentage points below the Windsor and Maidenhead average (63%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 51% against an expected 57%)
3-year average (expected standard): 51%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 55% · Writing 64% · Maths 64% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 45%
Average test scores: reading 99, maths 100
Based on: 11 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolWindsor and Maidenhead averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 8 percentage points below the Windsor and Maidenhead average (63%).

Year 6 SATs: 20th of 28 junior and primary schools in the area

=17Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy60%
#19Riverside Primary School and Nursery56%
#20Bisham Church of England Academy55%
#21Holyport CofE Primary School53%
#22Courthouse Junior School52%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Lowbrook Academy100%
#2St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot97%
#3St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery92%
#4Oldfield Primary School83%
=5Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale81%
=5Waltham St Lawrence Primary School81%
=7Cookham Dean CofE Primary School79%
=7Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham79%
#9Braywick Court School77%
=10Cheapside CofE Primary School70%
=10White Waltham CofE Academy70%
#12All Saints Church of England Junior School69%
#13Furze Platt Junior School68%
=14Cookham Rise Primary School67%
=14South Ascot Village Primary School67%
#16Larchfield Primary and Nursery School62%
=17Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School60%
=17Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy60%
#19Riverside Primary School and Nursery56%
#20Bisham Church of England Academy55%
#21Holyport CofE Primary School53%
#22Courthouse Junior School52%
=23St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill50%
=23Wraysbury Primary School50%
#25St Luke's CofE Primary School48%
#26St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead47%
#27Wessex Primary School44%
#28Woodlands Park Primary School20%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,044 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

20th of 36 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for spending per pupil

#18Eton Wick CofE First School£7,332
#19St Luke's CofE Primary School£7,095
#20Bisham Church of England Academy£7,044
#21Braywick Court School£6,908
#22Waltham St Lawrence Primary School£6,896

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Alexander First School£13,298
#2Woodlands Park Primary School£9,188
#3South Ascot Village Primary School£8,528
#4Braywood CofE First School£8,460
#5Riverside Primary School and Nursery£8,193
#6Homer First School and Nursery£7,973
#7Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School£7,918
#8Dedworth Green First School£7,793
#9Hilltop First School£7,786
#10Cheapside CofE Primary School£7,755
#11Larchfield Primary and Nursery School£7,661
#12Wraysbury Primary School£7,546
#13King's Court First School£7,512
#14White Waltham CofE Academy£7,456
#15Holyport CofE Primary School£7,425
#16The Royal First School£7,396
#17Wessex Primary School£7,377
#18Eton Wick CofE First School£7,332
#19St Luke's CofE Primary School£7,095
#20Bisham Church of England Academy£7,044
#21Braywick Court School£6,908
#22Waltham St Lawrence Primary School£6,896
#23Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy£6,859
#24The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School£6,822
#25Eton Porny CofE First School£6,631
#26Cookham Rise Primary School£6,621
#27Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School£6,500
#28St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill£6,453
#29Cookham Dean CofE Primary School£6,355
#30Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale£6,286
#31Clewer Green CofE First School£6,221
#32Oldfield Primary School£6,085
#33Oakfield First School£6,059
#34St Edward's Catholic First School£6,014
#35Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham£5,857
#36Lowbrook Academy£5,552

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