Best Secondary Schools in Slough

We checked all 19 secondary schools in Slough and list every one: 16 ranked, then 3 without a rank.

Schools checked: 19
Ranked: 16
Without a rank: 3

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Slough. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Slough also has 35 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Slough.

Ranked secondary schools in Slough

Rank 1
Upton Court Grammar School
Academy, Selective, 1,155 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
79.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
99.4%
Rank 2
Herschel Grammar School
Academy, Selective, 1,062 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
75.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
98.7%
Rank 2
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
Local authority maintained, Selective, 1,178 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
77.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
98.1%
Rank 4
Eden Girls' School, Slough
Free school, 613 pupils, inspected May 2018
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
59.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
68.3%
Rank 5
Burnham Grammar School
Academy, Selective, 1,262 pupils, inspected November 2012
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
70.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
94.4%
Rank 6
Baylis Court School
Academy, 921 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
51.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
58.6%
Rank 7
The Langley Academy
Academy, 1,152 pupils, inspected May 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
52.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
60.2%
Rank 8
Ditton Park Academy
Free school, 1,131 pupils, inspected June 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.7%
Rank 9
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Academy, 988 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
50.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
43.4%
Rank 10
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Local authority maintained, 681 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Attainment 8
46.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.1%
Rank 11
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Academy, 1,196 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
42.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.9%
Rank 12
The Westgate School
Academy, 1,273 pupils, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
40.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
34.9%
Rank 13
Wexham School
Local authority maintained, 1,212 pupils, inspected November 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
39.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
32.8%
Rank 14
Grove Academy
Free school, 990 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
41.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
36.4%
Rank 15
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Free school, 863 pupils, inspected April 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
38.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
31.4%
Rank 16
Beechwood School
Academy, 838 pupils, inspected April 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
36.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
28%

Secondary schools in Slough without a rank

Al-Madani Girls School
Independent, 64 pupils, inspected September 2025
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
62.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
75%
Al-Madani Independent Grammar School
Independent, Selective, 94 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
58.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
76.9%
Long Close School
Independent, Selective, 183 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
60.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
76.2%