Wexham School
Norway Drive, Slough, SL2 5QP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Lawrence Smith
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,212
- URN
- 110078
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753526797
About this school
Wexham School is a community secondary school in Slough. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,212 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wexham School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 134 | 209 | 204 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.1 | 36.6 | 39.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.81 -1.10 to -0.53 | -0.83 -1.07 to -0.59 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 26.8% | 32.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 41% | 46.9% | 51.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% | 12.4% | 15.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wexham School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Slough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.1 | 53.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.6 | 55.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.3 | 55.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,096 |
| 2023/24 | 1,197 |
| 2024/25 | 1,188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wexham School compares
Wexham School ranked 13th of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.3 | 9.4% | 30% | 1,212 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic High School | 50.1 | 4.8% | 12.2% | 988 | 0.8 miles |
| Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy | 38.3 | 7.8% | 40.3% | 863 | 0.8 miles |
| Pioneer Secondary Academy | 49.8 | 6.1% | 15.3% | 612 | 1.4 miles |
| St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School | 77.3 | 5.6% | 5.3% | 1,178 | 1.4 miles |
| Baylis Court School | 51.7 | 7.9% | 31.5% | 921 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.01%
- English as an additional language
- 43.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.44%
- Persistent absence
- 30.72%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Slough
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Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Slough
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Pioneer Secondary Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Stoke Poges
-
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School1.4 miles
Secondary · Slough
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Baylis Court School1.5 miles
Secondary · Slough
Other schools in Slough
Wexham School ranks 14th of the 16 ranked secondary schools in Slough.
- Baylis Court School Secondary
- Beechwood School Secondary
- Burnham Grammar School Secondary
- Churchmead Church of England (VA) School Secondary
- Ditton Park Academy Secondary
- Eden Girls' School, Slough Secondary
- Herschel Grammar School Secondary
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy Secondary
- Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College Secondary
- St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic High School Secondary
- The Langley Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Wexham School teach?
- Wexham School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Slough.
- Who is the headteacher of Wexham School?
- The headteacher of Wexham School is Mr Lawrence Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wexham School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wexham School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Wexham School?
- Wexham School has 1,212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Wexham School full?
- Wexham School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,212 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wexham School a faith school?
- No. Wexham School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wexham School a selective school?
- No. Wexham School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Wexham School have?
- The schools register lists Wexham School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wexham School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.1 in 2022/23 and 39.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wexham School compare with other schools in Slough?
- Wexham School ranked 13th of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wexham School's absence rate?
- Wexham School's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wexham School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wexham School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.