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Baylis Court School

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Gloucester Avenue, Slough SL1 3AH · bayliscourt.slough.sch.uk · 01753 531760

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
51.7
average Attainment 8 score. Slough 53.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
921
97% of 950 places
Local authority
Slough
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
36.5%
First language not English
43.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Thames Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 132 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 140 (Places 160)140September 2023: 122 (Places 159)122September 2024: 80 (Places 155)80September 2025: 85 (Places 158)85September 2026: 60 (Places 132)60Places 132
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026132600.5100%
September 2025Sept 2025158850.5100%
September 2024Sept 2024155800.599%
September 2023Sept 20231591220.871%
September 2022Sept 20221601400.971%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.7, and 58.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Slough it was 53.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 49.6 (England 46.3)49.62017/18: 54.1 (England 46.5)54.12018/19: 55.6 (England 46.7)55.62021/22: 53.2 (England 48.8)53.22022/23: 52.8 (England 46.3)52.82023/24: 55.6 (England 45.9)55.62024/25: 51.7 (England 46.0)51.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲51.746.0
▲58.6%45.4%
▲77.6%64.8%
▼27.6%40.5%
▲4.444.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form64.6−2.5
Sixth form college1.2—
Further education24.2+1.6
Other education1.2−0.1
Apprenticeship1.2—
Not in a lasting destination0.6−2.6
Activity not captured6.8+2.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 31.1 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 33.7 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 34.8 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 31.5 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 31.3 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 32.9 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 32.4 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 30.3 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
49 studentsC (30.3)Below average -0.23
49 studentsC (30.9)Below average -0.23
2%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2461C+ (32.4)-0.02
2022/2359C+ (32.9)—
2021/2268C (31.3)—
2018/1959C (31.5)-0.17
2017/1865C+ (34.8)+0.20
2016/1756C+ (33.7)+0.02
2015/1640C (31.1)-0.05

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University56.3−10.9
Other education6.2+4.7
Apprenticeship12.5+11
Employment9.4−7
Not in a lasting destination9.4+0.4
Activity not captured6.3+1.8

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Baylis Court School on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
6 May 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2022Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 2 January 2023).

Recommend
70%
Replies
46
5% · 2 Jan 2023
Child is happy at school▼65% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼78% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼59% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼78% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼76% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼54% agreeEngland 79%
Told how child is doing▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●87% agreeEngland 89%
Supports personal development▼59% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼46% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 76% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼26% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 54% who had a child bullied

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