Best Schools in Slough

How many schools are there in Slough?

Slough has 65 open schools: 30 state primary, 17 state secondary or all-through, 8 independent, 4 special and 6 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Slough are rated Outstanding?

12 schools in Slough were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Herschel Grammar School, St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School, Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School, Upton Court Grammar School, Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre and 7 more. Counting Good as well, 96% of the 55 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Herschel Grammar SchoolSt Bernard's Catholic Grammar SchoolIqra Slough Islamic Primary SchoolUpton Court Grammar SchoolChalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Slough get the best GCSE results?

Of the 16 schools in Slough with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Upton Court Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 77.3 and 98% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Herschel Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 76.3 and 98% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 74.6 and 99% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Upton Court Grammar SchoolHerschel Grammar SchoolSt Bernard's Catholic Grammar School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Slough have the best SATs results?

Of the 28 primary schools in Slough with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Khalsa Primary School (94% in reading, 94% in maths); Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School (94% in reading, 91% in maths); and The Godolphin Junior Academy (92% in reading, 89% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Khalsa Primary SchoolIqra Slough Islamic Primary SchoolThe Godolphin Junior Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Slough?

Yes. Burnham Grammar School, Herschel Grammar School, St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School and Upton Court Grammar School are state grammar schools in Slough. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Burnham Grammar SchoolHerschel Grammar SchoolSt Bernard's Catholic Grammar SchoolUpton Court Grammar School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Slough?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Buckinghamshire published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Burnham Grammar School, 1.42 miles for 2021 entry; Fulmer Infant School, 3.204 miles for 2021 entry; The Stoke Poges School, 1.562 miles for 2021 entry; Lent Rise School, 0.917 miles for 2019 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Burnham Grammar SchoolFulmer Infant SchoolThe Stoke Poges SchoolLent Rise School

Source: Buckinghamshire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Slough?

Apply to your council - Slough, Buckinghamshire or Windsor and Maidenhead, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.