Marish Primary School, Slough

Ofsted's report card from its 7 July 2026 inspection grades Marish Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils benefit from a personal development programme that is carefully tailored to their needs."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils are prepared for their next steps."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils' attendance has improved."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is thoughtfully planned."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children make steady progress in the warm and nurturing early years provision."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "This is an inclusive school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders are ambitious for what pupils can achieve."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to improve pupils' attendance, particularly for those who are persistently absent, so that recent impact is sustained"; "Leaders should ensure that teaching is highly effective and skilfully adapted to pupils' needs across all subjects and year groups, with particular attention to teacher modelling and task design"; "Leaders should continue to embed their approach to professional learning so that all staff are equipped to fulfil their roles and responsibilities consistently well".

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Marish Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 81% in Slough and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 86% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 68 families put Marish Primary School as their first choice and 162 named it as one of their preferences, for 76 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Marish Primary School are Langley Hall Primary Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 81% reading, 76% maths); The Langley Academy Primary (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 71% maths); Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, 88% reading, 85% maths); and Foxborough Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 47% reading, 73% maths).

Marish Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Marish Primary School is one of 3 schools run by Marish Academy Trust, an academy trust.

61.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (55%), White British (13%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 140 pupils (18.3%) received SEN support and 96 (12.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Marish Primary School has a SEN unit for visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 92 places, 93 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Langley (Berks) Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hampden Road (opposite), 140 metres away.

In 2024/25, Marish Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Marish Primary School are Langley Grammar School (0.3 miles), The Langley Academy (0.4 miles), Ditton Park Academy (1.2 miles) and St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School (1.2 miles).