Ditton Park Academy, Slough

In its own words: "SASH Schools provide excellent local primary and secondary school provision for children and families in the community of Slough. They offer more choice of high quality teaching and learning for parents. Our vision for The SASH Schools is that they will be forward thinking, outstanding schools inspiring learning."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Ditton Park Academy. We serve pupils aged 11-18 from our local community in Slough. At Ditton Park Academy we never forget that parents entrust us with one of the most important jobs in the world - the education of their children. That means unlocking the potential in every child so they leave us happy, confident, and competent."

Coming up: an open evening on Monday 2 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Ditton Park Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 54.3 in Slough and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 59% in Slough and 47% in England.

That is down from 47.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.06: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.2, against 48.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 127 families put Ditton Park Academy as their first choice and 674 named it as one of their preferences, for 173 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 27 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ditton Park Academy are Upton Court Grammar School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 77.3); St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 74.6); Langley Grammar School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 78); and Churchmead Church of England (VA) School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.8).

Ditton Park Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Ditton Park Academy is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 177 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 120 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 23% into work. 11% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

44.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (56%), Mixed (17%) and Black (8%).

Ditton Park Academy has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Datchet Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

In 2024/25, Ditton Park Academy issued 107 suspensions, 9.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ditton Park Academy are Castleview Primary School (0.3 miles), Ryvers School (0.6 miles), St Mary's Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles) and The Langley Academy Primary (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.