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Newlands Girls’ School

Comprehensive

National rank

372=

344

Rank last year

47^%

A-level

37^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Jo Capon

Attendance 94.7%

Gender of entry Girls

Send pupils* 5.7% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 1,242

Pupils on free school meals 13.0%

Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

A*-B

Grade

9/8/7

What the school inspection says

“Pupils thrive at this exceptional school. They are incredibly proud to be a part of the inclusive and high achieving community. Pupils benefit from the very high aspirations that are set for their learning. The wide-ranging personal development and extracurricular opportunities significantly enhance school life. Pupils value the numerous clubs and trips that they are involved with. Pupils are happy and feel safe.”

Inspection

2024

In detail *

Read the full report

*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

Founded as Maidenhead High School in 1905, the school moved to its present location in 1959 and was renamed in 1998.
Courage, commitment and compassion — the “three Cs” — are “at the heart of our approach to school life”, says the head teacher Jo Capon, and drive pupils to “set no limits” on their success.
Careers guidance and advice are given from year 7 and the Unifrog platform is used to “help broaden students’ horizons and explore future careers and courses”.
More than 70 clubs run every week, from crochet to sports, French cinema, sign language and the Rainbow Alliance, an LGBTQ+ group. More than 350 students take part in annual productions and there is a range of musical ensembles. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme is offered for those aged 13 and over.
Leadership opportunities are provided via sports teams, the school council and within the house system, in which events such as a spelling bee, house bake-off and sports day are run.

office@newlandsgirls.co.uk

Telephone

01628 625 068

Website

newlandsgirlsschool.co.uk

Address

Farm Road, Maidenhead, SL6 5JB

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