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. 3 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.
Reception places, September 2026
27 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School | 1.77 | 90 |
| Khalsa Primary School | 1.58 | 60 |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 1.11 | 90 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 1.07 | 59 |
| Phoenix Infant Academy | 1.07 | 89 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 1.00 | 35 |
| Cippenham School | 0.98 | 104 |
| Western House Academy | 0.97 | 80 |
| The Langley Academy Primary | 0.97 | 90 |
| Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 0.97 | 29 |
| Montem Academy | 0.96 | 119 |
| Langley Hall Primary Academy | 0.96 | 45 |
| Lynch Hill School Primary Academy | 0.95 | 87 |
| St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School | 0.95 | 42 |
| The Langley Heritage Primary | 0.95 | 60 |
| Ryvers School | 0.94 | 52 |
| Priory School | 0.93 | 56 |
| Claycots School | 0.91 | 69 |
| Marish Primary School | 0.89 | 76 |
| Castleview Primary School | 0.88 | 42 |
| Colnbrook Church of England Primary School | 0.87 | 30 |
| Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School | 0.87 | 89 |
| Foxborough Primary School | 0.83 | 24 |
| Grove Academy | 0.78 | 40 |
| Wexham Court Primary School | 0.76 | 45 |
| James Elliman Academy | 0.73 | 88 |
| Willow Primary School | 0.70 | 60 |
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
15 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langley Grammar School | 1.96 | 177 | 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 |
| 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.