Long Close School
Upton Court Road, Upton, Slough, SL3 7LU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Doctor Richard Robson
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 110162
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753520095
About this school
Long Close School is an independent school in Slough. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 183 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Long Close School under its current framework. 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
Long Close School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 13 | 23 | 21 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.5 | 60.4 | 60.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 85% | 78.3% | 76.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 95.7% | 85.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% | 26.1% | 28.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
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 Long Close 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 | 55.5 | 53.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 60.4 | 55.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 60.4 | 55.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 229 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 6
- Pupils on SEN support
- 32
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hillingdon Grange School0.2 miles
Special schools · Slough
-
St Bernard's Preparatory School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Slough
-
Eton End School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Slough
-
Darul Madinah1.0 miles
Special schools
-
Littledown School1.0 miles
Academies · Slough
Other schools in Slough
- Al-Madani Girls School Independent schools
- Caldicott School Independent schools
- Eton End School Independent schools
- Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation Independent schools
- Sikh Heritage Girls School Independent schools
- St Bernard's Preparatory School Independent schools
- Baylis Court Nursery School Nursery
- Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre Nursery
- Cippenham Nursery School Nursery
- Lea Nursery School Nursery
- Slough Centre Nursery School Nursery
- Castleview Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Long Close School teach?
- Long Close School teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is an independent school in Slough.
- Who is the headmaster of Long Close School?
- The headmaster of Long Close School is Doctor Richard Robson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Long Close School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Long Close School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Long Close School?
- Long Close School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is Long Close School full?
- Long Close School has capacity for 300 pupils and 183 on roll (61%), so it has space against 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 Long Close School a faith school?
- No. Long Close School has no designated religious character.
- Is Long Close School a selective school?
- Yes. Long Close School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Long Close School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.5 in 2022/23 and 60.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Long Close School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Long Close 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 24 July 2026.