Bigfrith Lane, Cookham Dean, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 9PH
10 reasons to choose Cookham Dean Church of England Primary School
Main point of differentiation
Cookham Dean Church of England Primary School is one of the best state primary schools in the Maidenhead area, ranking in the top 15% in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It also has one of the best academic records among local primary schools. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
Cookham Dean Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Cookham Dean Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Cookham Dean Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 8% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The Cookham Dean Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is also cross-curricular topic work linking English, history, geography, art, DT and science to a half-termly theme. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages.
Sport at Cookham Dean Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Cookham Dean Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.30pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Cookham Dean Church of England Primary School
Herries Preparatory School (0.8 miles); St Piran’s School, Maidenhead (3.2 miles).
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cookham (1.9 miles); Furze Platt Junior School (3 miles); Spinfield School (3.1 miles).
Claires Court Schools (3.5 miles); Wycombe Abbey School (6.2 miles).
Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School (2.8 miles); John Hampden Grammar School (5.4 miles); Wycombe High School (5.5 miles).