School admissions in Slough
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 9 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Slough in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 30 schools in Slough first 1,865 times for 1,887 places: 0.99 first choices per place. 6 of the 30 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 2.02 miles (The Stoke Poges School) to 2.50 miles (Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 16 schools in Slough first 2,441 times for 2,437 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 7 of the 16 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.92 miles (Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College) to 4.07 miles (St Joseph's Catholic High School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
30 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
16 schools. 7 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham Grammar School | 1.92 | 180 | not published |
| Eden Girls' School, Slough | 1.88 | 121 | not published |
| The Langley Academy | 1.50 | 171 | not published |
| St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School | 1.19 | 150 | not published |
| Upton Court Grammar School | 1.18 | 165 | not published |
| St Joseph's Catholic High School | 1.16 | 158 | 4.066 miles |
| Churchmead Church of England (VA) School | 1.06 | 136 | not published |
| Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College | 0.91 | 172 | 0.92 miles |
| Beechwood School | 0.85 | 131 | not published |
| Herschel Grammar School | 0.80 | 149 | not published |
| Ditton Park Academy | 0.73 | 173 | 1.169 miles |
| Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy | 0.69 | 151 | not published |
| The Westgate School | 0.67 | 215 | not published |
| Baylis Court School | 0.45 | 132 | not published |
| Wexham School | 0.42 | 173 | not published |
| Grove Academy | 0.28 | 60 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.