The Stoke Poges School
Rogers Lane, Stoke Poges, Slough, SL2 4LN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Liz Astley
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 436
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 130328
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753643319
About this school
The Stoke Poges School is a community primary school in Slough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 423 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 64 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 67% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 81% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 78% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 91% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Stoke Poges 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 | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 431 |
| 2023/24 | 425 |
| 2024/25 | 426 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Stoke Poges School compares
The Stoke Poges School ranked 74th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.3% | 13.9% | 423 | — |
| St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School | 21% | 6.9% | 32.3% | 256 | 1.4 miles |
| Farnham Common Junior School | 65% | 5.3% | 11.4% | 229 | 1.4 miles |
| Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School | 83% | 6.3% | 33.3% | 684 | 1.5 miles |
| Farnham Common Infant School | — | 5.3% | 9.5% | 165 | 1.5 miles |
| Fulmer Infant School | — | 5.6% | 3.1% | 62 | 1.6 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.
Inspection history
- 21 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report12 October 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.85%
- English as an additional language
- 43.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Farnham Royal
-
Farnham Common Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Farnham Common
-
Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School1.5 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Farnham Common Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Fulmer Infant School1.6 miles
Primary · Slough
Other schools in Slough
The Stoke Poges School ranks 17th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Slough.
- Castleview Primary School Primary
- Cippenham School Primary
- Claycots School Primary
- Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Farnham Common Infant School Primary
- Foxborough Primary School Primary
- Fulmer Infant School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School Primary
- James Elliman Academy Primary
- Khalsa Primary School Primary
- Lent Rise School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Stoke Poges School teach?
- The Stoke Poges School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Slough.
- Who is the headteacher of The Stoke Poges School?
- The headteacher of The Stoke Poges School is Miss Liz Astley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Stoke Poges School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Stoke Poges 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 big is The Stoke Poges School?
- The Stoke Poges School has 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Stoke Poges School full?
- The Stoke Poges School has capacity for 436 pupils and 423 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Stoke Poges School a faith school?
- No. The Stoke Poges School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Stoke Poges School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Stoke Poges School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The Stoke Poges School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Stoke Poges School rank locally?
- The Stoke Poges School ranked 74th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Stoke Poges School's absence rate?
- The Stoke Poges School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Stoke Poges School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Stoke Poges 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 30 June 2026.