Academy converter · Slough

Beechwood School

11–18Ages
838Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
143327URN

Long Readings Lane, Slough, SL2 1QE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.9 below Slough median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in SloughSelective

238 applications for 131 places · 14th of 15 in Slough

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

33.2of 90

Slough 52.2 England 46.0

15th of 15 in Slough

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Sixth form provision	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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Slough median (2.7) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

238 applications · 131 places offered · 111 named it first

2026 1.8; Slough median median 2.7
2025 1.7; Slough median median 3.0
2024 1.6; Slough median median 2.9
2023 1.5; Slough median median 3.4
2022 1.4; Slough median median 3.3
2021 1.3; Slough median median 3.2
2020 1.8; Slough median median 3.3
2019 1.9; Slough median median 3.4
2018 2.2; Slough median median 3.4
2017 2.3; Slough median median 4.2
2016 2.5; Slough median median 4.1; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Slough median median 4.3; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Slough median median 4.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Slough median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Slough median

Dashed bars: as Beechwood School (URN 110076), the previous school.

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	131	238	1.8	111	0.85
Sep 2025	112	189	1.7	78	0.70
Sep 2024	142	222	1.6	98	0.69
Sep 2023	148	227	1.5	106	0.72
Sep 2022	149	208	1.4	104	0.70
Sep 2021	145	190	1.3	82	0.57
Sep 2020	147	257	1.8	108	0.73
Sep 2019	150	282	1.9	125	0.83
Sep 2018	143	313	2.2	109	0.76
Sep 2017	149	346	2.3	117	0.79
Sep 2016 *	153	381	2.5	139	0.91
Sep 2015 *	144	416	2.9	146	1.01
Sep 2014 *	156	430	2.8	125	0.80

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

147 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)33.215th of 15 in Slough

Slough 52.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths22%15th of 15 in Slough

Slough 56% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths40%

Slough 76% England 66%

This school
Slough median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.74

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	147	33.2	22%	40%	–
2024/25	143	36.0	28%	48%	–
2023/24	142	34.5	28%	54%	−0.74
2022/23	141	31.4	22%	44%	−0.90

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

Beechwood SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 33.2Attainment 8
Baylis Court School
1.6 km · Slough

2026

1.9applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Herschel Grammar School
2.0 km · Slough

Outstanding2024

7.2applications per place 76.3Attainment 8 Selective
Burnham Grammar School
2.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2022

5.4applications per place 71.4Attainment 8 Selective
The Westgate School
2.5 km · Slough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
Eden Girls' School, Slough
2.6 km · Slough

Remains Outstanding2024

3.3applications per place 62.2Attainment 8
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
2.9 km · Slough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
St Joseph's Catholic High School
3.1 km · Slough

2026

2.7applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Pioneer Secondary Academy
3.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 54.2Attainment 8

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 143327 · 871/4085
Trust: The Schelwood Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 905 pupils · 838 on roll
Free school meals: 42.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: Beechwood School (URN 110076)
Address: Long Readings Lane, Slough, SL2 1QE
Local authority: Slough

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