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Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy

11–18Ages
863Pupils
SecondaryPhase
146820URN

Stoke Road, Slough, SL2 5AY · 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

2.0per place

0.8 below Slough median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in SloughSelective

299 applications for 151 places · 11th of 15 in Slough

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.2of 90

Slough 52.2 England 46.0

13th 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

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

2.0applications per place, Year 7

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

299 applications · 151 places offered · 104 named it first

2026 2.0; Slough median median 2.7
2025 1.9; Slough median median 3.0
2024 1.5; Slough median median 2.9
2023 1.9; Slough median median 3.4
2022 1.8; Slough median median 3.3
2021 1.7; Slough median median 3.2
2020 1.7; Slough median median 3.3
2019 1.6; Slough median median 3.4
2018 2.6; Slough median median 3.4; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Slough median median 4.2; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Slough median median 4.1; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Slough median median 4.3; as the previous school
2014 0.2; Slough median median 4.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Slough median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Slough median

Dashed bars: as Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy (URN 140156), 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	151	299	2.0	104	0.69
Sep 2025	159	308	1.9	84	0.53
Sep 2024	167	255	1.5	65	0.39
Sep 2023	178	340	1.9	83	0.47
Sep 2022	173	316	1.8	74	0.43
Sep 2021	175	300	1.7	66	0.38
Sep 2020	179	308	1.7	81	0.45
Sep 2019	174	281	1.6	50	0.29
Sep 2018 *	146	373	2.6	79	0.54
Sep 2017 *	177	402	2.3	86	0.49
Sep 2016 *	98	246	2.5	47	0.48
Sep 2015 *	100	228	2.3	43	0.43
Sep 2014 *	84	13	0.2	5	0.06

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

173 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.213th of 15 in Slough

Slough 52.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths30%13th of 15 in Slough

Slough 56% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%

Slough 76% England 66%

This school
Slough median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.63

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	173	41.2	30%	57%	–
2024/25	169	38.3	31%	49%	–
2023/24	172	37.2	27%	49%	−0.63
2022/23	167	34.4	26%	40%	−0.80

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

Lynch Hill Enterprise AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

2026

2.7applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Wexham School
1.3 km · Slough

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
Baylis Court School
1.5 km · Slough

2026

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

Outstanding2024

7.2applications per place 76.3Attainment 8 Selective
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
1.9 km · Slough

Outstanding2023

6.8applications per place 74.6Attainment 8 Selective
Upton Court Grammar School
2.0 km · Slough

Outstanding2022

7.7applications per place 77.3Attainment 8 Selective
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
2.1 km · Slough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Grove Academy
2.2 km · Slough

Serious weaknesses 2026

1.6applications per place 34.9Attainment 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: Free schools
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146820 · 871/4006
Trust: The Slough and East Berkshire C of E Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,140 pupils · 863 on roll
Free school meals: 41.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2019
Replaced: Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy (URN 140156)
Address: Stoke Road, Slough, SL2 5AY
Local authority: Slough

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