Wexham School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 25 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Slough
- Unique reference
- 110078
- Address
- Norway Drive, SL2 5QP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1197 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.5%
- Girls
- 45.5%
- First language not English
- 45.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.7%
- Persistent absence
- 36.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.6%
Mixed 27.4%
Pakistani 24.6%
White British 9.9%
Indian 9.8%
Other White 9.3%
African 7.7%
Other 5.7%
Other Asian 2.3%
Caribbean 1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.81
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 56%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.1
Local authority average 52.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.82
Local authority average 4.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 132 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 60 |
| English Language | GCSE | 193 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 204 |
Admissions
Wexham School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 199
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 65
- From another Local Authority
- 24
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 230 139 91 |
| Year 8 | 217 118 99 |
| Year 9 | 204 91 113 |
| Year 10 | 215 119 96 |
| Year 11 | 210 115 95 |
| Year 12 | 52 29 23 |
| Year 13 | 69 41 28 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 91.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 34.0% 23.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 64.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 2.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 3.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 73.0% 75.9% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 27.3% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.0% 2.2% |