Maidenhead Central in Windsor and Maidenhead Early years summary

Local area: Maidenhead Central

Local authority: Windsor and Maidenhead

Summary

Maidenhead Central (E02003425) is part of Windsor and Maidenhead local authority (view on map). Maidenhead Central has an approximate population of 13,000 people, of which 8.2% are children 5 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Maidenhead Central neighbours Pinkney's Green & Furze Platt Road, Furze Platt, Maidenhead East, Maidenhead Highway, and Boyn Hill & Norreys Drive.

Headlines for early years in Windsor and Maidenhead

The data below is only available at local authority level

  • 2.0% of pupils are in receipt of the early years pupil premium in Windsor and Maidenhead compared to 5.1% nationally. This places it among the bottom 10% of areas with pupils receiving the pupil premium
  • 2.8% of pupils are receiving SEN support in state-funded settings in Windsor and Maidenhead compared to 4.5% nationally. This places it among the bottom 10% of areas with pupils receiving support
  • In Windsor and Maidenhead, 97% of the funded places for 3-year-olds have been taken up, which is higher than the national at 88%. This places it among the top 10% of areas
  • In Windsor and Maidenhead, 103% of the funded places for 4-year-olds have been taken up, which is higher than the national at 92%. This places it among the top 10% of areas
  • The children’s overweight and obesity measure is 19% in Windsor and Maidenhead compared with 24% nationally. This places it among the bottom 10% of areas with children who are overweight or obese
  • No data was collected for the oral health measure in Windsor and Maidenhead
Guidance and data sources

Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Maidenhead Central is the 17th least deprived area in Windsor and Maidenhead (out of 18) with 28% of children living in low-income families, compared to 16% across Windsor and Maidenhead and 38% nationally.

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Provider information

Registered childcare providers

Maidenhead Central has 17 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Maidenhead Central
All childcare providers 17
Childminders 3
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 14

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Maidenhead Central since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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Summary of Ofsted findings

Summary of Ofsted findings

Inspection of Windsor and Maidenhead’s local authority children’s services

These inspections focus on the effectiveness of local authority services and arrangements:

  • to help and protect children, and enable families to stay together and get the help they need
  • the experiences and progress of children in care wherever they live, including those children who return home
  • the arrangements for permanence for children who are looked after, in stable, loving homes, including adoption
  • the experiences and progress of care leavers.
Inspection type Inspection start date Overall effectiveness Impact of leaders Help and protection Children in care Care leavers
ILACS Short Inspection 7 October 2024 Good Good Good Good Outstanding
ILACS Standard Inspection 13 January 2020 Good Good Good Requires improvement to be good No outcome

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Area SEND inspection of Windsor and Maidenhead Local Area Partnership

The purpose of an area SEND inspection is to:

  • provide an independent, external evaluation of the effectiveness of the local area partnership’s arrangements for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
  • where appropriate, recommend what the local area partnership should do to improve the arrangements.
Inspection outcome

Windsor and Maidenhead local area partnership has not yet been inspected under the current area SEND framework.

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Joint targeted area inspection of Windsor and Maidenhead local authority

The agencies for these inspections can include the police, children’s social care, probation services, education and relevant health services. Inspectors will also evaluate how local agencies work with education and childcare providers. The focus of these inspections is how effectively the local safeguarding partners work together at the practice and strategic levels.

Theme Inspection start date Link
Neglect 9 May 2022 Link

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Early years population

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Percentage of Maidenhead Central population by age group

Table showing percentage of Maidenhead Central population by age group

% in Maidenhead Central % in Windsor and Maidenhead % National
Age 5 and under 8.2% 6.0% 6.4%
Under 1 year 1.3% 0.9% 1.0%
1 year 1.5% 0.9% 1.0%
2 years 1.2% 1.0% 1.1%
3 years 1.6% 1.1% 1.1%
4 years 1.4% 1.1% 1.1%
5 years 1.3% 1.1% 1.1%

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Local authority context

Early years pupil premium

In Windsor and Maidenhead, 2.0% of children are receiving the early years pupil premium, compared to 5.1% nationally.

2.0% of pupils are in receipt of the early years pupil premium in Windsor and Maidenhead compared to 5.1% nationally. This places it among the bottom 10% of areas with pupils receiving the pupil premium.

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Percentage of children in receipt of early years pupil premium

Table showing the percentage of children in receipt of early years pupil premium

Number in Windsor and Maidenhead % in Windsor and Maidenhead % National
Receiving pupil premium 195 2.0% 5.1%

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Children looked after

The percentage of 'children looked after' in Windsor and Maidenhead is suppressed to protect confidentiality for under 1 year olds and suppressed to protect confidentiality for 1 to 4 year olds. The national average is 0.6% for under 1 year olds and 0.4% for 1 to 4 year olds.

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Table showing percentage of children looked after in Windsor and Maidenhead

Number in Windsor and Maidenhead % in Windsor and Maidenhead % National
Children looked after (under 1 year) – – 0.6%
Children looked after (aged 1 to 4 years) – – 0.4%

Percentage of children looked after in Windsor and Maidenhead

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Special educational needs and disabilities in state-funded schools

This data is taken from the school census data for children aged 5 and under with special educational needs and disabilities in state-funded settings.

In Windsor and Maidenhead, 2.8% of children aged 5 and under receive SEN support in state-funded settings and 1.2% have an EHC plan, compared to 4.5% and 1.4% nationally.

2.8% of pupils are receiving SEN support in state-funded settings in Windsor and Maidenhead compared to 4.5% nationally. This places it among the bottom 10% of areas with pupils receiving support.

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Percentage of children with SEND in state-funded settings by age group

Table showing percentage of children with SEND in state-funded settings by age group

Number in Windsor and Maidenhead % in Windsor and Maidenhead % National
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (age 5 and under) 273 2.8% 4.5%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (under 2 years) 2 0% 0.3%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (3 years) 21 1.3% 3.7%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (4 years) 94 5.5% 9.2%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (5 years) 156 8.6% 12%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (age 5 and under) 112 1.2% 1.4%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (under 2 years) 0 0% 0%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (3 years) 1 0.1% 0.3%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (4 years) 38 2.2% 3.1%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (5 years) 73 4.0% 4.8%

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Education, health and care plans

This data is taken from the local authority level data for children aged 5 and under issued with an education, health and care (EHC) plan in Windsor and Maidenhead.

In Windsor and Maidenhead, 1.2% of children aged 5 and under have an EHC plan, compared to 1.6% nationally.

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Percentage of children with an EHCP in Windsor and Maidenhead by age group

Table showing percentage of children with an EHCP in Windsor and Maidenhead by age group

Number in Windsor and Maidenhead % in Windsor and Maidenhead % National
Total: Children with an EHCP (age 5 and under) 115 1.2% 1.6%
Total: Children with an EHCP (under 2 years) 1 0% 0%
Total: Children with an EHCP (3 years) 3 0.2% 0.8%
Total: Children with an EHCP (4 years) 42 2.5% 3.4%
Total: Children with an EHCP (5 years) 69 3.8% 5.0%

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Early years funded takeup

In Windsor and Maidenhead, take-up of funded early years places is 77% for 2-year-olds, 97% for 3-year-olds, and 103% for 4-year-olds, compared to 72%, 88%, and 93% nationally.

In Windsor and Maidenhead, 97% of the funded places for 3-year-olds have been taken up, which is higher than the national at 88%. This places it among the top 10% of areas. In Windsor and Maidenhead, 103% of the funded places for 4-year-olds have been taken up, which is higher than the national at 92%. This places it among the top 10% of areas.

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Percentage of eligible children taking up funded early years places

Table showing percentage of eligible children taking up funded early years places

Funded early years places for 2-year-olds Number of eligible 2-year-olds % of population aged 2 % take-up of funded places
Windsor and Maidenhead 150 9.5% 77%
National 119,598 19% 72%
Funded early years places for 3-year-olds Number of eligible 3-year-olds % of population aged 3 % take-up of funded places
Windsor and Maidenhead All 3-year olds are eligible 97%
National 88%
Funded early years places for 4-year-olds Number of eligible 4-year-olds % of population aged 4 % take-up of funded places
Windsor and Maidenhead All 4-year olds are eligible 103%
National 93%
The 2-, 3-, and 4-year-old funded places tables look different because they measure different things; funded places for 2-year-olds are only for children considered to be disadvantaged, while for 3- and 4-year-olds everyone is entitled to a funded place.
Why these numbers might look odd for the 2-, 3-, and 4-year-old funded take-up charts and tables

All 3- and 4-year-olds are eligible for funded places. Values over 100% are due to falling birth rates, which reduced the overall population more than the number registered for a place. A percentage above 100% shows very high take-up. In other words, more children are registered than the population estimate suggests exist.

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Children's overweight and obesity

In Windsor and Maidenhead, 19% of reception-age children are overweight or obese, compared to 24% nationally.

The children’s overweight and obesity measure is 19% in Windsor and Maidenhead compared with 24% nationally. This places it among the bottom 10% of areas with children who are overweight or obese.

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Percentage of reception-age children overweight or obese

Table showing percentage of reception-age children overweight or obese

Number in Windsor and Maidenhead % in Windsor and Maidenhead % National
Children's overweight and obesity (reception-age children) 265 19% 24%

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Oral health

The percentage of children aged 5 with visible tooth decay (oral health issues) is not available for Windsor and Maidenhead. However, the national average is 22%.

No data was collected for the oral health measure in Windsor and Maidenhead.

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Percentage of 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay

Table showing percentage of 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay

Number examined in Windsor and Maidenhead % examined in Windsor and Maidenhead % in Windsor and Maidenhead % National
Oral health (visible tooth decay in 5-year-olds) – – – 22%

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