Community school · Slough

Wexham School

11–19Ages
1,212Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
110078URN

Norway Drive, Slough, SL2 5QP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.8 below Slough median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in SloughSelective

332 applications for 173 places · 12th of 15 in Slough

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.6of 90

Slough 52.2 England 46.0

11th of 15 in Slough

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

25 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
21 November 2017
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below Slough median (2.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

332 applications · 173 places offered · 72 named it first

2026 1.9; Slough median median 2.7
2025 1.5; Slough median median 3.0
2024 1.3; Slough median median 2.9
2023 1.4; Slough median median 3.4
2022 1.2; Slough median median 3.3
2021 1.1; Slough median median 3.2
2020 0.9; Slough median median 3.3
2019 1.4; Slough median median 3.4
2018 2.0; Slough median median 3.4
2017 2.3; Slough median median 4.2
2016 2.5; Slough median median 4.1
2015 3.4; Slough median median 4.3
2014 2.7; Slough median median 4.4

More applications per place than the Slough median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Slough median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	173	332	1.9	72	0.42
Sep 2025	196	293	1.5	61	0.31
Sep 2024	199	258	1.3	58	0.29
Sep 2023	220	298	1.4	66	0.30
Sep 2022	187	225	1.2	46	0.25
Sep 2021	197	206	1.1	34	0.17
Sep 2020	249	217	0.9	40	0.16
Sep 2019	193	261	1.4	42	0.22
Sep 2018	145	288	2.0	54	0.37
Sep 2017	156	362	2.3	51	0.33
Sep 2016	142	349	2.5	59	0.42
Sep 2015	119	408	3.4	70	0.59
Sep 2014	168	459	2.7	70	0.42

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

203 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.611th of 15 in Slough

Slough 52.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%12th of 15 in Slough

Slough 56% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths56%

Slough 76% England 66%

This school
Slough median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.83

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	203	42.6	36%	56%	–
2024/25	204	39.3	33%	52%	–
2023/24	209	36.6	27%	47%	−0.83
2022/23	134	34.1	21%	41%	−0.81

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Wexham SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
St Joseph's Catholic High School
1.3 km · Slough

2026

2.7applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
1.3 km · Slough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
Pioneer Secondary Academy
2.3 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
2.3 km · Slough

Outstanding2023

6.8applications per place 74.6Attainment 8 Selective
Baylis Court School
2.5 km · Slough

2026

1.9applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Upton Court Grammar School
2.5 km · Slough

Outstanding2022

7.7applications per place 77.3Attainment 8 Selective
Herschel Grammar School
2.8 km · Slough

Outstanding2024

7.2applications per place 76.3Attainment 8 Selective
The Langley Academy
2.8 km · Slough

Good2023

4.8applications per place 53.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 110078 · 871/4089
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,212 on roll
Free school meals: 29.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Norway Drive, Slough, SL2 5QP
Local authority: Slough

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources