Pippins Primary School, Colnbrook
Pippins Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Colnbrook, part of Marish Academy Trust.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Slough (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Pippins Primary School in detail
Pippins Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Pippins Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Pippins School (URN 110095), 81% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Pippins Primary School
Across Slough, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Slough lodged 192 appeals against primary school offers; 83 reached a hearing and 12 succeeded (14.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Pippins Primary School are Pippins School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 81% reading, 92% maths); Colnbrook Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 90% reading, 83% maths); Harmondsworth Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 73% maths); and Foxborough Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 47% reading, 73% maths).
Pippins SchoolColnbrook Church of England Primary SchoolHarmondsworth Primary SchoolFoxborough Primary School
The trust
Pippins Primary School is one of 3 schools run by Marish Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Heathrow Terminal 5, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Galleymead Road (near), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 51 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Slough (290).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Pippins Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Pippins School (URN 110095), it was rated Good in September 2011. See Pippins School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Pippins School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Pippins School (URN 110095), the school Pippins Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Pippins Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 74% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 78% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 81% to 77% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Pippins Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Pippins Primary School.
- In2Care @ Pippins PrimaryAt the school · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Pippins Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Pippins Primary School is in Slough; for families living there:
- Slough's school travel policy: Home to School (5-16) Travel Assistance Policy 2026-27 PDF 350kB download PDF 350kB Download
- How to apply: Apply for Home to school travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Slough is 27.5 (the median across 60 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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- The straight-line distance from your home to Pippins Primary School.
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- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Applications and offers at Pippins School before it became an academy in 2026
Published for Pippins School (URN 110095), the school Pippins Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Pippins Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 1.2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 25 | 17 | 28 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | 37 | 47 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2023 | 22 | 18 | 44 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | 30 | 47 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 23 | 22 | 30 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 26 | 27 | 37 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 27 | 30 | 49 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | 48 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 26 | 29 | 52 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 26 | 30 | 53 | 1.2 | 4 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Colnbrook
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Colnbrook
Across Slough council
Places available
2,302
Applications
1,918
Got 1st preference
91.3%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Slough council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Pippins School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for Pippins School (URN 110095), the school Pippins Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Pippins Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
8.6%
Overall absence
29.3%
Persistent absence
174
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Pippins Primary School
Are there exam results for Pippins Primary School?
Pippins Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Pippins School (URN 110095), 81% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Pippins Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Pippins Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Pippins School (URN 110095), it was rated Good in September 2011.
What is the catchment area for Pippins Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Pippins Primary School is oversubscribed, Slough allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Pippins Primary School?
Apply through Slough's coordinated admissions process, naming Pippins Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Pippins Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: In2Care @ Pippins Primary (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Pippins Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Slough is 27.5 (the median across 60 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Pippins Primary School?
Pippins Primary School is at Raymond Close, Colnbrook, Berkshire, SL3 0PR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)