Secondary school

Cox Green School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Windsor and Maidenhead
  • SL6 3AX
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Mar 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,601 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 49%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 22%22%2016/17: top 12%12% · 2016/172017/18: top 49%2018/19: top 47%2021/22: top 65%2022/23: top 61%2023/24: top 68%2024/25: top 49%No exams

A-level results

#284 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 845.9 · South East 465/10 Middle+13.8 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths47.1% · South East 44.8%6/10 Middle+15.5 pts
EBacc point score3.92 · South East 4.035/10 Middle
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.31 · South East +0.013/10 Below
A level points per entry30.4 · South East 33.54/10 Below+6.7 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 54.6 · 146 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 55.4 · 144 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 46.1 · 143 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 46.7 · 162 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 45.5 · 189 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 43.9 · 205 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 42.1 · 202 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 45.9 · 204 pupils · South East 4655.442.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 57% · 144 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 38% · 143 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 40% · 162 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 44% · 189 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 46% · 205 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 38.6% · 202 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 47.1% · 204 pupils · South East 44.8%57%38%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 25.22 · 53 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 28.21 · 62 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 31.61 · 49 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 31.64 · 63 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 32.24 · 53 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 27.21 · 62 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 28.95 · 66 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 30.4 · 79 pupils · South East 33.4732.2425.22No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in99.3%
138 of 139 who put it first2014 · 86.0%2026 · 99.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st139138
2nd17527
3rd18318

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2009Goodas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvement
  5. 2015Good
  6. 2018Remains Good
  7. 2024Requires improvement

2 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Sixth form provision

3 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,139
Free school meals (past 6 years)21.0%
First language not English14.2%
SEN support13.0%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)9.3%
Persistently absent pupils27.5%

Girls 47.9%Boys 52.1%

89.7% full · 1,270 places · 200 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 129 responses (10.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school79.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school85.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved61.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 56.6% not applicable53.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year69% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 10.1% not applicable73.3% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed46.9% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child73.6% agree
  • My child does well at this school70.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing70.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school92.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school89.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development74.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent73.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.7
Pupils per adult11.6
  • Classroom teachers 61.4
  • Leadership 6.8
  • Teaching assistants 11.5
  • Other support 32.8

Teachers 68.2 FTE · Whole workforce 112.5 · 132 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,984
Spend per pupil£7,734
Staff spend per pupil£5,670
Reserve per pupil£975
  • +£1,154,000revenue reserve
  • +£296,000in-year balance

Grants £7,697 · self-generated £370 · premises £819 per pupil

Single-academy trust: COX GREEN SCHOOL

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

202 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.6%
  • Education85.1%
  • Apprenticeship3%
  • Employment1.5%
  • Not sustained7.4%
  • Unknown3%

After sixth form (16–18)

92 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.1%
  • Education54.3%
  • Higher education47.8%
  • Apprenticeship8.7%
  • Employment26.1%
  • Not sustained9.8%
  • Unknown1.1%