The Westgate School, Slough

In 2026, pupils at The Westgate School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 54.3 in Slough and 47 across England.

45% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 59% in Slough and 47% in England.

That is up from 40.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.12: pupils made above 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 34.2, against 45.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

For September 2026 entry, 144 families put The Westgate School as their first choice and 464 named it as one of their preferences, for 215 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 secondary schools to The Westgate School are Eden Girls' School, Slough (0.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62.2); Herschel Grammar School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 76.3); Grove Academy (1 mile, Attainment 8 34.9); and Baylis Court School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.2).

The Westgate School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

167 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Westgate School (as of September 2025): 17% would recommend the school, 27% say their child is happy there and 26% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (47%); the weakest, that they would recommend the school (17%).

Of the 234 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 58% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 84 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 70% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 17% into work. 10% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

34.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (43%), White British (17%) and Mixed (16%).

In 2026, 134 pupils (10.5%) received SEN support and 45 (3.5%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The Westgate School has a resourced provision for physical disability.

The nearest railway station is Burnham (Berks) Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Leigh Road (opposite), 280 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Westgate School issued 730 suspensions, 56.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 8 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Westgate School are Western House Academy (0.5 miles), Montem Academy (0.6 miles), Cippenham School (0.8 miles) and Phoenix Infant Academy (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.