Dedworth Middle School

Windsor and Maidenhead · SL4 5PE

General information Secondary School · 9-13 years Who goes here 517 pupils, 27.5% FSM

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Dedworth Middle School

General Information

Address: Smiths Lane, Windsor, SL4 5PE – View on map
Phone: 01753860561
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Clare O'Donnell
Age range: 9-13 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

517 pupils out of 720 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 142
% eligible for free school meals: 27.5%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (more mixed than the Windsor and Maidenhead average)
English as an additional language: 19% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 30.6% a year (Windsor and Maidenhead 18.9%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 37% moved to another school, 63% 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.

Behaviour

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Across Windsor and Maidenhead: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 24 (2.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 39 (3.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary 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: 7.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 21.1%
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

Resourced provision for Autism 10 places · 10 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Autistic spectrum disorder: 24 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 23 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 21 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 16 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 13 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

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

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.

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4th of 12 secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for Ofsted rating

#2Altwood Church of England SchoolGood
#3Charters SchoolGood
#4Dedworth Middle SchoolGood
#5Desborough CollegeGood
#6Holyport CollegeGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Newlands Girls' SchoolOutstanding
#2Altwood Church of England SchoolGood
#3Charters SchoolGood
#4Dedworth Middle SchoolGood
#5Desborough CollegeGood
#6Holyport CollegeGood
#7St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, WindsorGood
#8St Peter's Church of England Middle SchoolGood
#9The Windsor Boys' SchoolGood
#10Trevelyan Middle SchoolGood
#11Cox Green SchoolRequires improvement
#12Windsor Girls' SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,028 (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.

12th of 14 secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for spending per pupil

#10Charters School£7,170
#11Newlands Girls' School£7,148
#12Dedworth Middle School£7,028
#13St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor£6,990
#14Trevelyan Middle School£6,044

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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

#1Holyport College£12,989
#2Desborough College£8,950
#3St Peter's Church of England Middle School£8,616
#4Furze Platt Senior School£8,031
#5Altwood Church of England School£7,950
#6The Windsor Boys' School£7,748
#7Cox Green School£7,734
#8Churchmead Church of England (VA) School£7,696
#9Windsor Girls' School£7,428
#10Charters School£7,170
#11Newlands Girls' School£7,148
#12Dedworth Middle School£7,028
#13St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor£6,990
#14Trevelyan Middle School£6,044

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