Lynch Hill School Primary Academy
Garrard Road, Slough, SL2 2AN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE SLOUGH AND EAST BERKSHIRE C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsey Tomlinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Slough and East Berkshire C of E Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 960
- Pupils on roll
- 832
- URN
- 137010
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753524170
About this school
Lynch Hill School Primary Academy is a primary academy in Slough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 832 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 128 | 128 | 127 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 62% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 17% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 77% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 82% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 84% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Lynch Hill School Primary Academy 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 | 64% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 64.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 65.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 919 |
| 2023/24 | 920 |
| 2024/25 | 895 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lynch Hill School Primary Academy compares
Lynch Hill School Primary Academy ranked 11th of 28 primary schools in Slough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4.9% | 34.5% | 832 | — |
| Claycots School | 63% | 6% | 33.3% | 1,605 | 0.6 miles |
| Priory School | 49% | 6.7% | 24% | 591 | 0.8 miles |
| Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 74% | 4.8% | 13.4% | 395 | 0.8 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 17% | 470 | 0.9 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 53% | 4.7% | 31.8% | 255 | 1.0 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)
- 34.52%
- English as an additional language
- 51.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.9%
- Persistent absence
- 11.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Claycots School0.6 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Priory School0.8 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Slough
-
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Slough
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Burnham
Other schools in Slough
Lynch Hill School Primary Academy ranks 11th 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 Lynch Hill School Primary Academy teach?
- Lynch Hill School Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Slough.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Lynch Hill School Primary Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Lynch Hill School Primary Academy is Mrs Lindsey Tomlinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lynch Hill School Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lynch Hill School Primary Academy, 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 Lynch Hill School Primary Academy?
- Lynch Hill School Primary Academy has 832 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lynch Hill School Primary Academy full?
- Lynch Hill School Primary Academy has capacity for 960 pupils and 832 on roll (87%), 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 Lynch Hill School Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Lynch Hill School Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Lynch Hill School Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lynch Hill School Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lynch Hill School Primary Academy?
- Lynch Hill School Primary Academy is part of THE SLOUGH AND EAST BERKSHIRE C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lynch Hill School Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lynch Hill School Primary Academy rank locally?
- Lynch Hill School Primary Academy ranked 11th of 28 primary schools in Slough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lynch Hill School Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Lynch Hill School Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lynch Hill School Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lynch Hill School Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.