The Westgate School is a state-funded secondary school in Slough, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,273 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,400.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (14 Jan 2025). The published Attainment 8 score was 40.6 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was C- for 2024/25. Admissions data records 144 first-preference applications and 215 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Not judged
Based on 14 Jan 2025 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
Published 10 Feb 2025.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Slough |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 215 |
| First-preference applications | 144 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 464 |
| First-preference offers | 144 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 40.6 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 59.4% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 34.9% |
| EBacc entry | 18.3% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 10% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 4.4% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.25 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.08 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 29.91 |
| Value added | -0.5 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.66 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | -0.33 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 2.6% |
| Pupils | 61 |
| Average grade | C- |
| Published progress band | Below average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 29% |
| Sixth-form college | 6.9% |
| Further education college | 58.9% |
| Apprenticeship | 0.4% |
| Employment | 0.9% |
| Not sustained | 0.4% |
| Unknown | 3.5% |
Cohort: 231 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 96.1%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 78.3% |
| Further education | 0% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4% |
| Employment | 13% |
| Not sustained | 4.3% |
| Unknown | 2.9% |
Cohort: 69 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 92.8%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
15.7 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 7.25% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 2.74% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 16.8% |
| White other | 12.2% |
| Mixed | 16.2% |
| Asian | 42.7% |
| Black | 5.7% |
| Other | 4.2% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
17% would recommend this school
167 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 27% |
| Feels safe | 40% |
| Well behaved pupils | 32% |
| Bullying dealt with | 14% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 34% |
| Concerns dealt with | 19% |
| SEND support | 18% |
| High expectations | 47% |
| Child does well | 36% |
| Progress updates | 35% |
| Subject range | 71% |
| Clubs & activities | 71% |
| Personal development | 18% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:30 – 15:05 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-19; confirm current arrangements.
Check the school website for term dates, holidays and INSET days.
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