Most sought-after schools in Slough

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Langley Grammar School Langley, secondary	1.96	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
2	Eden Girls' School, Slough Slough, secondary	1.88	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
3	Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School Slough, primary	1.77	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Khalsa Primary School Slough, primary	1.58	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
5	The Langley Academy Slough, secondary	1.50	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Slough, secondary	1.19	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Upton Court Grammar School Slough, secondary	1.18	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	St Joseph's Catholic High School Slough, secondary	1.16	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
9	St Mary's Church of England Primary School Slough, primary	1.11	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
10	Holy Family Catholic Primary School Slough, primary	1.07	2026	none held
11	Phoenix Infant Academy Slough, primary	1.07	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
12	St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Slough, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	Cippenham School Slough, primary	0.98	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School Slough, primary	0.97	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15	The Langley Academy Primary Slough, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	Western House Academy Slough, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
17	Langley Hall Primary Academy Langley, primary	0.96	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
18	Montem Academy Slough, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	Lynch Hill School Primary Academy Slough, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School Slough, primary	0.95	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
21	The Langley Heritage Primary Slough, primary	0.95	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
22	Ryvers School Slough, primary	0.94	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	Priory School Slough, primary	0.93	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	Claycots School Slough, primary	0.91	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
25	Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College Slough, secondary	0.91	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	Marish Primary School Slough, primary	0.89	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
27	Castleview Primary School Slough, primary	0.88	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
28	Colnbrook Church of England Primary School Colnbrook, primary	0.87	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29	Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School Slough, primary	0.87	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	Beechwood School Slough, secondary	0.85	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	Foxborough Primary School Slough, primary	0.83	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
32	Herschel Grammar School Slough, secondary	0.80	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	Wexham Court Primary School Slough, primary	0.76	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
34	Ditton Park Academy Slough, secondary	0.73	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
35	James Elliman Academy Slough, primary	0.73	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	Willow Primary School Slough, primary	0.70	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
37	Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy Slough, secondary	0.69	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	The Westgate School Slough, secondary	0.67	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
39	Baylis Court School Slough, secondary	0.45	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
40	Wexham School Slough, secondary	0.42	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
41	Grove Academy Slough, all through	0.28	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 41 schools in Slough have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Slough · How we compare schools.