Wexham School, Slough

In its own words: "Wexham is a highly regarded and successful non-selective 11 - 19 school. The School's latest Ofsted inspection, November 2017, judged the school to be GOOD in all areas and for overall effectiveness. The school is popular and currently expanding. In 2019 we welcomed our largest Year 7 cohort to the school for many years."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, gymnastics, basketball, badminton and STEM.

In 2026, pupils at Wexham School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 54.3 in Slough and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 59% in Slough and 47% in England.

That is up from 39.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.83: pupils made well below 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 34.6, against 46 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 72 families put Wexham School as their first choice and 332 named it as one of their preferences, for 173 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 Wexham School are St Joseph's Catholic High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54); Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41.2); Pioneer Secondary Academy (1.4 miles, Attainment 8 54.2); and St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School (1.4 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 74.6).

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

Of the 209 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 53% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 80 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 45% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 16% into work. 1% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

42.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (37%), Mixed (36%) and White British (9%).

In 2026, 120 pupils (9.9%) received SEN support and 40 (3.3%) 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.

Wexham School has a resourced provision for autism: 21 places, 21 pupils on roll.

Wexham School had 89 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Slough Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wexham School (outside), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 172 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Slough (290).

In 2024/25, Wexham School issued 68 suspensions, 5.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Wexham School are Wexham Court Primary School (0.2 miles), St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), Khalsa Primary School (0.6 miles) and Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.