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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Farnham Road, Farnham Royal, Slough SL2 3AA · stanthonys.slough.sch.uk · 01753 645828
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- 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
- 470
- 78% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Slough
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.4%
- First language not English
- 55.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 35 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 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 55% 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 | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110040)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Anthony's Catholic Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
36% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 36%
- Replies
- 28
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 79% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (43%) with SEND