Cookham Rise Primary School, based in Maidenhead, provides primary education, serving pupils aged 4 to 11. The school is a community school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

Cookham Rise Primary School currently has around 208 pupils on roll, which is about 99% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 54.8% boys and 45.2% girls. Around 13.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 3.6%. Persistent absence is recorded at 6%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (85.6%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: High Road, Maidenhead, SL6 9JF
Website: www.cookhamriseprimary.org/
Telephone: 01628520961
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Windsor and Maidenhead
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helen Daniels
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109856

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/01/2013

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 208
Number of Boys: 114
Number of Girls: 94

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 6% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British85.60%178
Other White4.30%9
White and Asian3.40%7
Other Mixed2.90%6
Other (any other ethnic group)1.40%3
Indian1.40%3
Chinese1.00%2
White and Black African0.00%0
White and Black Caribbean0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Other Asian0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
African0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Unclassified0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (1.2)
Writing: Average (-0.6)
Maths: Average (0.8)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
67%
Town average
65%
Local authority average
65%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
10%
Town average
12%
Local authority average
12%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
107.0
Town average
106.7
Local authority average
106.8
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
106.0
Town average
106.0
Local authority average
105.9
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cookham Nursery School
Station Hill , Cookham SL6 9BT
4out of 4 430 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Maidenhead Nursery School
School Lane , SL6 7PG
4out of 4 2,726 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cookham Rise Primary School
High Road , Cookham Rise SL6 9JF
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham
School Lane , Cookham SL6 9QJ
3out of 4 1,253 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Cookham Dean CofE Primary School
Bigfrith Lane , Cookham Dean SL6 9PH
3out of 4 1,852 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead
Cookham Road , SL6 7EG
- not rated 3,008 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead
Cookham Road , SL6 7EG
- not rated 3,008 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Furze Platt Senior School
Furze Platt Road , SL6 7NQ
- not rated 2,752 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Furze Platt Senior School
Furze Platt Road , SL6 7NQ
3out of 4 2,752 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Herries Preparatory School
Dean Lane , Cookham Dean SL6 9BD
- not rated 2,012 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Westfield School
Highfield Road , SL8 5BE
3out of 4 3,106 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Piran's School
Gringer Hill , SL6 7LZ
- not rated 3,209 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.