Ditton Park Academy

About Ditton Park Academy

Ditton Park Academy is a school that parents clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 secondary intake, the school received 768 applications for 173 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 4.44 to one. Of those 768 applicants, 166 put Ditton Park as their first preference, and 115 of those first-preference families were offered a place. That level of demand suggests a strong local reputation, and it's worth noting that the school is one of 16 state secondaries in Slough, where five schools are rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Ditton Park itself holds a Good rating, confirmed in its most recent ungraded inspection in 2023, where inspectors judged that the school 'remains Good'. The headteacher is Nick Caulfield, and the school is non-denominational, with a mixed intake of 1,125 pupils aged 11 to 19.

Academically, Ditton Park's performance is a mixed picture. At Key Stage 4, its Progress 8 score is 0.06, which is classed as 'Average' and sits slightly above the national average of zero. However, it is below the Slough local authority average of 0.32, which is boosted by the area's strong grammar schools. The Attainment 8 score is 49, and 76.3% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths. The school enters a high proportion of pupils for the EBacc (88.1%), though only 27.7% actually achieve it at grade 4 or above. At A-Level, the picture is less strong: the school's value-added score is -0.14, placing it in the 'Below average' band, and the average grade for best three A-Levels is a C-. The school ranks 8th out of 12 secondaries in Slough on Progress 8, and 213th out of 461 in the South East region.

The school offers a wide range of facilities including a theatre, swimming pool, sports hall, gymnasium, science labs, art studios, music rooms, and a dedicated sixth form centre. Sports on offer include athletics, swimming, hockey, football, rugby, cricket, netball, and gymnastics, and there are clubs such as Science Club, Debate, Book Club, Orchestra, Duke of Edinburgh, and Young Enterprise. Ditton Park has a substantial SEND provision, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate and severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, autistic spectrum disorder, and a resourced provision. This is a school that suits families who want a large, well-equipped comprehensive with a strong sixth form and a broad extracurricular offer, but who are realistic about its academic standing relative to Slough's selective schools.

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