Primary school

Pippins School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Slough
  • SL3 0PR
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,048 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 27%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 51%51%2016/17: top 31%2017/18: top 39%2018/19: top 43%2022/23: top 75%2023/24: top 30%2024/25: top 27%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM73% · South East 64%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM8% · South East 7%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · South East 106Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · South East 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 54% · 24 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 71% · 24 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 71% · 21 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 70% · 23 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 50% · 24 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 70% · 27 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 73% · 26 pupils · South East 64%73%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 13% · 24 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 8% · 24 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 10% · 21 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 4% · 23 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 17% · 24 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 11% · 27 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 8% · 26 pupils · South East 7%17%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 24 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 24 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 104 · 21 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 104 · 23 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 24 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 27 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 105 · 26 pupils · South East 106106103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 24 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 107 · 24 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 103 · 21 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 107 · 23 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 24 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 110 · 27 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 108 · 26 pupils · South East 105110103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in78.4%
29 of 37 who put it first2014 · 86.7%2026 · 78.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3729
2nd101
3rd10

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2011Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

27 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

3 weak areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being

30 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026211
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.2%
First language not English55.0%
SEN support14.3%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)8.6%
Persistently absent pupils29.3%

Girls 41.8%Boys 58.2%

98.1% full · 215 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.2
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 7.1
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 8.7
  • Other support 4.5

Teachers 11.1 FTE · Whole workforce 24.4 · 42 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,978
Spend per pupil£7,106
Staff spend per pupil£5,587
Reserve per pupil£925
  • +£187,272revenue reserve
  • −£25,896in-year balance

Grants £6,842 · self-generated £136 · premises £280 per pupil