Claires Court Schools
School summary
Spanning the full school journey from age two through to eighteen, Claires Court Schools is a mixed independent school in Maidenhead with around 961 pupils. The Independent Schools Inspectorate rated the school good overall in its most recent inspection, while singling out pupils' personal development as excellent. Worth noting, however, is that the school did not meet ISI compliance requirements at that inspection, an area parents may wish to ask about directly. With a sixth form of roughly 150 students, it is a medium-sized setting that keeps children within one community for many years.
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Inspection reports
- ISI rating
- good
- ISI personal development
- excellent
- Last inspected
- 30 September 2025
Teaching & academics
Entry at 11 is offered, and the school teaches a broad curriculum leading to GCSE and then A-level in the sixth form. Alongside traditional routes, pupils can take BTEC qualifications and the Extended Project Qualification, which suits a range of academic strengths and gives older students options beyond the standard A-level package.
Head · Mr Steve Richards
Sixth form
- Sixth-form pupils
- 150
Qualifications offered
Beyond the classroom
Pupils' personal development was judged excellent by inspectors, a sign that life beyond the classroom is taken seriously here.
School life & ethos
- Religious character
- None
- Boarding
- No
Schools nearby
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Eton End School
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Shiplake College
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High March School
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International School of Creative Arts (ISCA)
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A long-established all-through school with a strong record on personal development, though the unmet compliance finding is worth a frank conversation before applying.
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.