Secondary school

Wexham School

  • Community School
  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Slough
  • SL2 5QP
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,682 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 82%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 87%87%2016/17: top 98%2017/18: top 95%2018/19: top 90%2021/22: top 97%2022/23: top 95%2023/24: top 89%2024/25: top 82%No exams

A-level results

#367 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 839.3 · South East 463/10 Below+17.4 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths32.8% · South East 44.8%3/10 Below+21.6 pts
EBacc point score3.21 · South East 4.032/10 Well below South East+7.8 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.83 · South East +0.011/10 Well below South East
A level points per entry24.45 · South East 33.471/10 Well below South East+7.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 43.4 · 161 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 32.4 · 156 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 34.9 · 154 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 37.3 · 152 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 35.5 · 127 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 34.1 · 134 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 36.6 · 209 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 39.3 · 204 pupils · South East 4643.432.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 21% · 156 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 14% · 154 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 29% · 152 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 21% · 127 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 21% · 134 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 26.8% · 209 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 32.8% · 204 pupils · South East 44.8%32.8%14%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 22.46 · 51 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 21.13 · 47 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 21.65 · 55 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 18.2 · 56 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 20.17 · 45 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 11.66 · 75 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 15.39 · 66 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 24.45 · 49 pupils · South East 33.4724.4511.66No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
72 of 72 who put it first2014 · 98.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7272
2nd7123
3rd8319

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2012Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,212
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.0%
First language not English43.4%
SEN support8.5%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)9.4%
Persistently absent pupils30.7%

Girls 46%Boys 54%

101% full · 1,200 places · 142 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.2
Pupils per adult11.1
  • Classroom teachers 76.6
  • Leadership 9
  • Teaching assistants 17.5
  • Other support 21.8

Teachers 85.6 FTE · Whole workforce 124.9 · 134 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,869
Spend per pupil£8,589
Staff spend per pupil£6,606
Reserve per pupil£1,496
  • +£1,812,718revenue reserve
  • +£338,871in-year balance

Grants £8,605 · self-generated £264 · premises £475 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

209 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained85.6%
  • Education85.2%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0.5%
  • Not sustained4.8%
  • Unknown9.6%

After sixth form (16–18)

80 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained68.8%
  • Education47.5%
  • Higher education45%
  • Apprenticeship5%
  • Employment16.3%
  • Not sustained23.8%
  • Unknown7.5%