The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School

The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School is a caring and inclusive school where pupils feel safe and relationships are warm and supportive. Early years provision is impressive, personal development is a clear strength, behaviour and attitudes are good, and leadership and management are good. Safeguarding is effective, attendance has improved, and pupils benefit from a rich range of enrichment and leadership opportunities. The quality of education requires improvement. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, and reading and SEND support are strong, but teaching is inconsistent across subjects and classes. Lesson tasks do not always match the intended curriculum, misconceptions are not always addressed precisely, and some pupils become passive or disengaged, which limits how securely they learn and remember key content. Curriculum changes are not yet fully embedded, and staff need more effective professional development. This was the first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the school has experienced significant staffing changes during that period. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled first school with effective governors and good local authority support. Under the current inspection framework, no overall effectiveness grade is given.

Strengths

• Nurturing early years environment where children thrive and love reading
• Strong phonics teaching and reading support so struggling pupils are not left behind
• Expert SEND identification and inclusive access to the full curriculum
• Broad and ambitious curriculum with engaging subjects such as history and music
• Calm and courteous conduct supported by impressive pastoral care
• Strong personal development that prepares pupils for modern Britain
• Rich enrichment, trips, clubs and meaningful pupil leadership roles
• Successful attendance work, especially for disadvantaged pupils
• Compassionate leadership with effective governors and good local authority engagement
• Staff feel valued, including teachers early in their careers

Areas for Improvement

• Lesson tasks are not precisely matched to the aims of the curriculum
• Teaching is inconsistent across subjects and classes
• Some pupils do not securely learn and remember key content
• Misconceptions are not always identified and addressed precisely
• Some pupils are passive, lack enthusiasm and talk while teachers are speaking
• Curriculum changes are not fully embedded
• Professional development is not yet effective enough to ensure consistently high-quality teaching

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 34.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.6% of pupils at The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School received £8,591 and spent £8,772 for each of its 136 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £57,000 (£416 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School have?

The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School has 136 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School cover?

The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School for pupils aged 4 to 9.

Where is The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School?

The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School is at Chaucer Close, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3EH.