Eden Girls' School, Slough

About Eden Girls' School, Slough

Eden Girls' School, Slough sits at the top of the local secondary school rankings in Slough local authority, ranking first out of twelve schools of its type. Its Progress 8 score of 1.15 places it well ahead of its nearest peers, with St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School (0.93), Upton Court Grammar School (0.85) and Herschel Grammar School (0.76) trailing behind. Nationally, the school ranks 34th out of 3,141 schools, putting it in the top one per cent of all secondary schools in England. In the South East region, it holds third place out of 461 schools. The school is a Muslim faith girls' school for ages 11 to 18, with a current roll of 619 pupils against a capacity of 800. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in February 2024, confirmed the school remains Outstanding, a rating it has held since its previous graded inspection in 2018, where leadership and management and overall effectiveness were both graded 1.

Academically, Eden Girls' School delivers results that far exceed local averages. Its Progress 8 score of 1.15 is significantly above the Slough local authority average of 0.32, and the Department for Education bands it as 'well above average'. Attainment 8 sits at 61.8, and 92.7 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, with 81.5 per cent achieving grade 5 or above. The school places a strong emphasis on the English Baccalaureate, with 95.2 per cent of pupils entered for the EBacc and 59.7 per cent achieving it at grade 4 or above. The EBacc average point score is 5.73. Breaking down Progress 8 by subject, English scores 1.21, maths 1.0, the EBacc subjects 0.95, and open subjects 1.4. The school does not currently have a sixth form, so pupils move on elsewhere after Year 11.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 460 applications for 122 places, with 262 first-preference applications and 117 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.77. Facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, science labs, tennis courts, playing fields and a chapel. Sports offered range from rounders and hockey to martial arts and swimming, while clubs include Eco Club, Model UN, Coding, Orchestra, Book Club, Gardening, Newspaper and Debate. The school provides for a wide range of SEND needs, including specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. With 24.8 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse community and suits families seeking a high-performing, faith-based girls' school with strong academic outcomes and a broad extracurricular offer.

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