Pippins School

About Pippins School

Pippins School is a state primary in Slough, a local authority where just six of 28 primary schools hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself sits in the middle of the pack, ranked 14th out of 26 primaries in Slough on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the 54th percentile locally. The top-performing peers in the borough are Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School, James Elliman Academy and Khalsa Primary School, all of which outrank Pippins on the same metric. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Holy Family Catholic Primary School, about 3.1 km away. Pippins has a Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in 2011, and an ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed the school remains Good. That represents a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2009, when it was judged to require improvement overall. The school is led by headteacher Maninder Jalaf and serves 189 pupils, with capacity for 215.

In the 2023/24 key stage 2 assessments, 70% of pupils at Pippins met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is exactly in line with the Slough local authority average of 70%. The school’s strongest individual subject was writing, where 81% of pupils reached the expected standard, followed by maths at 78% and reading at 74%. At the higher standard, the school performed notably well in maths, with 56% of pupils achieving a high score, compared with 33% in reading and 15% in writing. The average scaled scores were 110 in maths and 106 in reading. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. Nationally, Pippins ranks in the 30th percentile among all primaries on the combined expected standard measure, and in the 27th percentile within the South East region. The school does not have a sixth form, as it is a primary.

Pippins offers a nursery provision for children from age three and admits 25 pupils into Reception each year. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed, receiving 28 total applications for those 25 places, with 17 first-preference offers made from 17 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.12. Facilities include a sensory room, gymnasium, ICT suite, sports hall, dining hall and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer include cricket, rounders, gymnastics, football and dance, while clubs include chess, eco club, film club and choir. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This combination of targeted support and a broad range of clubs and sports makes Pippins a solid, well-resourced option for families in Slough seeking a Good-rated primary with nursery provision and a manageable oversubscription rate.

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