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Ditton Park Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Kings Reach, Slough SL3 7UX · dittonparkacademy.co.uk · 01753 537594
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Slough 53.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,131
- At capacity · 1,131 places
- Local authority
- Slough
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.8%
- First language not English
- 44.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Sash Education Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 127 families put the school first and 173 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 173 | 127 | 0.7 | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 173 | 166 | 1 | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 178 | 182 | 1▲ | 64% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 170 | 138 | 0.8 | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 168 | 0.9 | 63% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.4, and 51.7% 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- (26.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲83.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.32 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 66.1 | +1.5 |
| Further education | 26 | −3.8 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | +3.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | −0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 students | C- (26.5) | Below average -0.28 | |
| 102 students | C- (26.5) | Below average -0.28 | |
| 39 students | Merit (24.7) | Average -0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 112 | C- (26.4) | -0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 105 | C- (25) | — |
| 2021/22 | 98 | C (30.6) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 64.2 | −9.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 22.5 | +9.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | −0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +2.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Ditton Park Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 29 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 50
- 4% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (24%) with SEND