Bisham Church of England Academy
Academy converter in Marlow, SL7 1RW, taking ages 5 to 11, 104 on roll.
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In 2025/26, the furthest child offered a place lived 13.1 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Windsor and Maidenhead school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 13.1 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26.
Bisham Church of England Academy: 13.1 miles, 2025/26 Cookham Rise Primary School: 1.28 miles, 2025/26, published by Windsor and Maidenhead
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Bisham Church of England Academy is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children and faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2025/26, from Windsor and Maidenhead. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Windsor and Maidenhead, published admission distances, 2025/26
Where Bisham Church of England Academy and Cookham Rise Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Cookham Rise Primary School admitted from 1.28 miles in 2025/26, published by Windsor and Maidenhead. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 13.1 and 1.28 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Windsor and Maidenhead, 15 of 52 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (28.8%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.
Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Bisham Church of England Academy that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Both in reach | Secondary | 1.36 mi 2026/27 | 0.7 mi |
| Cookham Dean CofE Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 2.35 mi 2025/26 | 1.2 mi |
| Great Marlow School Both in reach | Secondary | 0.65 mi 2026/27 | 1.4 mi |
| Danesfield School Both in reach | Primary | 0.35 mi 2026/27 | 1.7 mi |
| Cookham Rise Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.28 mi 2025/26 | 2.3 mi |
| Furze Platt Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 0.76 mi 2025/26 | 2.5 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 104 pupils in 210 places (50% full) |
| Trust | ASHLEY HILL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Windsor and Maidenhead |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Report card, February 2026: 4 at the expected standard, 3 needing attention or urgent improvement |
| Report card |
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| Meeting the expected standard | 55.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 55.0% |
| 2023/24 | 56.0% |
| 2022/23 | 40.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Bisham Church of England Academy
| Girls and boys | 53.8% girls, 46.2% boys |
| English as an additional language | 7.7% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 23.1% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Bisham Church of England Academy
Cheapest district inside the 13.1 miles: HP12, median £350,000. Dearest: HP9, £600,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP12 | Buckinghamshire | 4.5 mi | £350,000 87 sales |
| HP13 | Buckinghamshire | 5.3 mi | £350,000 111 sales |
| SL60 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 4.0 mi | £365,000 67 sales |
| HP10 | Buckinghamshire | 4.7 mi | £405,000 97 sales |
| SL6 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 3.3 mi | £460,000 102 sales |
| HP11 | Buckinghamshire | 4.5 mi | £470,000 120 sales |
| SL7 | Buckinghamshire | 1.0 mi | £520,000 78 sales |
| SL8 | Buckinghamshire | 3.2 mi | £540,000 99 sales |
| RG9 | South Oxfordshire | 6.5 mi | £554,500 28 sales |
| RG10 | Wokingham | 6.4 mi | £572,500 65 sales |
| HP9 | Buckinghamshire | 6.8 mi | £600,000 68 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 13.1 miles the school admitted from in 2025/26, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to Bisham Church of England Academy by bus
No bus stop with a scheduled departure within 600 m of the school, in the timetables operators have published to the Bus Open Data Service.
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Bisham Church of England Academy against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around SL7: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at SL7 1RW, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Bisham Church of England Academy?
Bisham Church of England Academy does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 13.1 miles away, per Windsor and Maidenhead.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Bisham Church of England Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 13.1 miles was enough in 2025/26. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Bisham Church of England Academy guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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