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Claycots School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Monksfield Way, Slough SL2 1QX · claycots.co.uk · 01753 521215
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Slough 70%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,605
- 87% of 1,848 places
- Local authority
- Slough
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.1%
- First language not English
- 55.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 69 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 69 | 63 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 67 | 61 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 120 | 128 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 78 | 72 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 120 | 135 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Slough it was 70%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Claycots School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 44
- 3% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (25%) with SEND