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Montem Academy

Primary · Slough · SL1 2TE

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Outstanding

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 1 March 2023

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At a glance

901 pupils · 125% of 720 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
24.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
75.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.theparkfederation.co.uk
URN
140335

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 114 families named it first for 119 Reception places, 0.96 first choices per place. We hold 3 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2024 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 1 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.96 first-choice applications per place

119 places offered · 114 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.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Distance
n/a

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

117 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
79%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
26%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
England 105

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

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school79%
Median of its 12 closest peers74.5%
Slough average70.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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.

SchoolOfstedResult
Sudbury Primary SchoolWembley · 13 miles awayGood76%
Lake Farm Park AcademyHayes · 8 miles awayGood77%
Cranford Primary SchoolHounslow · 9 miles awayGood71%
Kensington Primary SchoolLondon · 29 miles awayExpected standard59%
Barham Primary SchoolWembley · 14 miles awayGood (2016)76%
West Drayton AcademyWest Drayton · 7 miles awayNo current grade73%
William Byrd Primary AcademyHayes · 8 miles awayGood69%
Colindale Primary SchoolLondon · 17 miles awayGood60%
Shireland Hall Primary AcademySmethwick · 88 miles awayStrong standard69%
James Elliman AcademySlough · 1 miles awayGood80%
Gladstone Park Primary SchoolLondon · 17 miles awayGood76%
River Bank Primary SchoolLuton · 28 miles awayGood78%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Pakistani 40% (Slough 26%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 12% (Slough 26%, England 4%) · Any other White background 8% (Slough 9%, England 7%) · Black African 7% (Slough 5%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 6% (Slough 4%, England 3%) · White Gypsy/Roma 6% (Slough 1%, England 0%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Slough 4%, England 2%) · Not recorded 4% (Slough 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Slough 3%, England 2%) · White British 3% (Slough 10%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Slough 6%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Slough 1%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Slough 1%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Slough 0%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Slough 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Slough 2%, England 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)
6.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Slough: 0.98 suspensions and 0.01 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
29.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

78% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 17% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

52.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.4 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 £47,763; 7.9% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,077
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £1,221,000; in-year balance +£457,000

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

Inspection history since 2015

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher35.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways17.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier58.7%62.3%
Social housing9.6%17.1%
Privately rented31.7%20.5%
Detached houses12%22.9%
Flats28%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van14.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016478 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£357,500213 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£214,000–£410,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (14)£594,000
Semi-detached (36)£435,000
Terraced (89)£370,000
Flat (74)£172,500

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

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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
38an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an 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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