Newlands Girls' School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Maidenhead, South East SL6 5JB · Windsor and Maidenhead
#152 of 679 secondary schools in South East
#605 of 4,090 nationally
About Newlands Girls' School
Newlands Girls' School is a academy secondary located in Maidenhead, in the Windsor and Maidenhead local authority of South East, England. It caters for Ages 11–18 and is a girls' school. In 2025 it enrolled 1,226 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 80.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools in England and 152nd of 679 ranked secondary schools in South East. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (86th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (48th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,226; capacity filled 102.2%; grade 4+ english & maths 85.9%; ebacc average points 5.30.
There are 32 schools in Maidenhead; Newlands Girls' School ranks 9th of 30 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)55.6
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)64.6%
- A level points per entry (10%)33.7
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)15.2%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Newlands Girls' School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,226
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 15.2%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 102.2%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 55.6
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 64.6%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 85.9%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 5.30
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 33.7
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Newlands Girls' School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Maidenhead · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
485 students · 708 m away
Altwood Church of England School
Maidenhead · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
846 students · 841 m away
Courthouse Junior School
Maidenhead · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
350 students · 1.0 km away
All Saints Church of England Junior School
Maidenhead · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
208 students · 1.1 km away
Alwyn Infant School
Maidenhead · Local authority primary · Ages 4–7
213 students · 1.1 km away
Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School
Maidenhead · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
196 students · 1.3 km away
Cox Green School
Maidenhead · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,139 students · 1.6 km away
Furze Platt Junior School
Maidenhead · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
364 students · 1.6 km away
Furze Platt Infant School
Maidenhead · Local authority primary · Ages 4–7
270 students · 1.6 km away
Wessex Primary School
Maidenhead · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
320 students · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in South East with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Leigh Academy Mascalls
Tonbridge · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,227 students
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,229 students
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Marlow · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,222 students
Heathside School
Weybridge · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,216 students
St Birinus School
Didcot · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,237 students
The North School
Ashford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,237 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Newlands Girls' School a good school?
Newlands Girls' School has a Success Index (England) of 80.2 out of 100 (Top 25% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #152 of 679 in South East. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Newlands Girls' School rank in South East?
Newlands Girls' School ranks #152 of 679 secondary schools in South East and #605 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Newlands Girls' School?
Newlands Girls' School had 1,226 students in 2025.
Is Newlands Girls' School a primary school or a secondary school?
Newlands Girls' School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Newlands Girls' School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Newlands Girls' School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.