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Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College

Secondary · Slough · SL1 2PU

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 25 March 2025

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At a glance

1,196 pupils · 102% of 1,178 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
35.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
47.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.slougheton.com/
URN
137287

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 157 families named it first for 172 Year 7 places, 0.91 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 0.92 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 3 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2024 to 2026. At its inspection on 25 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.91 first-choice applications per place

172 places offered · 157 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 0.92 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 0.92 miles

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

182 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
42.1
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
56.6%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
37.9%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.6
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C-
25
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school42.1
Median of its 12 closest peers44.7
Slough average53.9
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Stopsley High SchoolLuton · 29 miles awayExpected standard42.3
Mulberry Academy WoodsideLondon · 23 miles awayStrong standard48.4
The Compton SchoolLondon · 20 miles awayOutstanding54.8
The Royal School, WolverhamptonWolverhampton · 98 miles awayGood (2019)43.3
Queen Elizabeth SchoolLuton · 28 miles awayNeeds attention39.9
Hatch End High SchoolHarrow · 13 miles awayGood43.9
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share AcademyDewsbury · 155 miles awayGood43.6
Drayton Manor High SchoolLondon · 12 miles awayOutstanding56
Harris Academy TottenhamLondon · 24 miles awayOutstanding52.8
Orchard Mead AcademyLeicester · 82 miles awayNeeds attention38.9
St Edmund's Catholic SchoolPortsmouth · 53 miles awayOutstanding58.9
Batley Grammar SchoolBatley · 159 miles awayGood45.5

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
21 of 25 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Pakistani 44% (Slough 24%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 13% (Slough 10%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 8% (Slough 5%, England 3%) · Black African 8% (Slough 6%, England 5%) · Any other White background 8% (Slough 9%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 5% (Slough 23%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Slough 3%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Slough 7%, England 3%) · White British 3% (Slough 8%, England 59%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Slough 1%, England 0%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Slough 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Slough 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

12.82 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Slough: 11.69 suspensions and 0.16 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

78% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,138; 10.3% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,294
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (6%) · supplies and services 10% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 3% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £570,000; in-year balance +£754,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
90%
Continuing in education
85%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
3%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
56%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
22%
Any sustained destination
83%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher36.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24%18.1%
In managerial or professional work23.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier37.6%62.3%
Social housing11.8%17.1%
Privately rented50.5%20.5%
Detached houses9.5%22.9%
Flats47.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms17%21.1%
Households with no car or van32.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016462 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£287,500225 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£200,000–£380,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (12)£594,000
Semi-detached (29)£435,000
Terraced (46)£377,500
Flat (138)£215,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Year 7 cutoff distance (1.48 km, 2026 entry): 516 sales, median £312,500. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
10an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
42an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
8an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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