Maidenhead & Windsor

Hard working 11-year-olds in Maidenhead Royal Borough schools have once again scored top marks in national curriculum tests, putting the borough in ninth place in the country in the latest performance tables.

Official figures for test results in English, maths and science show that pupils in local Maidenhead primary and middle schools have notched up above average scores at key stage two (level four).

Once again, 80% of Maidenhead borough schools scored higher than the national average on aggregate – the total of percentage scores for all three subjects – with an overall borough score of 255 points out of a possible 300 (the national average was 240).

Pupils have also proved that they are top of the class in the "value-added" measure, which assesses individual pupils' progress between key stage one and key stage two, with 60% of Maidenhead Royal Borough schools in the top 40% nationwide and 13 schools in the top 25%.

The English results are the best so far – up on last year's previous best of 84% to 85%, compared with the national average of 79%. The other key stage two results (percentage of pupils attaining level four and above) show the Maidenhead borough maintaining its already high position:

Science 90% – England average 86%
Maths 79% – England average 75%.

Maidenhead Cllr Cynthia Pitteway, lead member for education, said: "These excellent results represent yet another year of hard work by the pupils and teachers in our schools and I send my wholehearted congratulations to all of them.

"Our thanks also go to governors and parents for continuing to support the council's aim of providing all our young people with the opportunity to achieve their very best."

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead ~ 02-Dec-2005