Desborough CollegeNewlands Girls' School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Maidenhead.
Summary of the comparison
Desborough College and Newlands Girls' School are secondary schools in Maidenhead.
Desborough College scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Newlands Girls' School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Newlands Girls' School is ahead on our composite score.
Desborough College was judged Good and Newlands Girls' School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.7 for Desborough College and 55.6 for Newlands Girls' School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Desborough College (52.3 in 2021-22, 45.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Newlands Girls' School (59.3 in 2021-22, 55.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | MaidenheadDesborough College | MaidenheadNewlands Girls' School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C57/100 | B77/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 9th of 14 in Windsor and Maidenhead | 1st of 14 in Windsor and Maidenhead Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 578 | 1,242 | |
| Capacity | 1,140 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Maidenhead, SL6 2QB | Maidenhead, SL6 5JB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.7 | 55.6 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.5% | 64.6% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.3% | 85.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 39.5% | 76.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.06 | 5.30 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 114 | 192 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 27 | 135 | |
| A-level average points | 32.2 | 33.7 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.8 | 34.4 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 8.7% | 17.5% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 578 | 1,242 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.0% | 13.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 21.1% | 15.5% | |
| SEN support | 7.6% | 4.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.9% | 1.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.4% | 5.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.8% | 13.1% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Desborough College
Newlands Girls' School
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