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The Westgate School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Cippenham Lane, Slough SL1 5AH · westgate.slough.sch.uk · 01753 521320

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
40.6
average Attainment 8 score. Slough 53.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,273
91% of 1,400 places
Local authority
Slough
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.2%
First language not English
34.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Westgate School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 144 families put the school first and 215 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: 298 (Places 241)298September 2023: 278 (Places 233)278September 2024: 234 (Places 240)234September 2025: 192 (Places 237)192September 2026: 144 (Places 215)144Places 215
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262151440.7100%
September 2025Sept 20252371920.894%
September 2024Sept 2024240234182%
September 2023Sept 20232332781.2▲69%
September 2022Sept 20222412981.2▲70%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.6, and 34.9% 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- (28.1 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: 50.1 (England 46.3)50.12017/18: 47.0 (England 46.5)47.02018/19: 46.8 (England 46.7)46.82021/22: 48.7 (England 48.8)48.72022/23: 43.3 (England 46.3)43.32023/24: 45.7 (England 45.9)45.72024/25: 40.6 (England 46.0)40.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼40.646.0
▼34.9%45.4%
▼59.4%64.8%
▼18.3%40.5%
▼3.254.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form17.9−20.5
Sixth form college12.8+8.7
Further education57.7+12.4
Other education0.4−0.2
Apprenticeship0.9−2.6
Employment3.4+1.7
Not in a lasting destination4.7+1.8
Activity not captured2.1−1.4

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: 26.0 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 27.4 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 23.6 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 26.4 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 28.4 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 27.4 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 29.3 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 28.1 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
61 studentsC- (28.1)Below average -0.50
61 studentsC- (28.1)Below average -0.51
30 studentsDist- (32.9)Average -0.01
2.6%AAB or better
95.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2473C (29.3)-0.11
2022/2368C- (27.4)—
2021/2277C (28.4)—
2018/1986C- (26.4)-0.47
2017/1856D+ (23.6)-0.19
2016/1739C- (27.4)+0.03
2015/1677C- (26)+0.24

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University70.2+8.3
Other education1.2—
Apprenticeship3.6−1.2
Employment16.7−4.7
Not in a lasting destination60
Activity not captured2.4−3.6

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected The Westgate School on 14 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
14 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingMet
  • Mar 2014Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • May 2011Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

17% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (167 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
17%
Replies
167
13% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼27% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼40% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼32% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼47% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼36% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼34% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼35% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼71% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼71% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼18% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼20% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 93% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼25% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 57% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼18% agreeEngland 67%

based on 63 parents (38%) with SEND

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