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St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Wexham Road, Slough SL2 5QR · stethelberts.slough.sch.uk · 01753 522048
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Slough 70%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 415
- 88% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Slough
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.6%
- First language not English
- 47.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 42 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 | 42 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 37 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 37 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110039)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 43
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 53% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied