Baylis Court School
Gloucester Avenue, Slough, SL1 3AH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Christine MacInnes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Thames Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 921
- URN
- 137259
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753531760
About this school
Baylis Court School is a girls' secondary academy in Slough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 921 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Baylis Court School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 160 | 161 | 152 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.8 | 55.6 | 51.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.36 +0.13 to +0.58 | +0.60 +0.37 to +0.83 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 60.9% | 58.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 82.6% | 77.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 34% | 32.9% | 27.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
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 Baylis Court 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 | 52.8 | 53.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.6 | 55.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.7 | 55.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 921 |
| 2023/24 | 909 |
| 2024/25 | 905 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Baylis Court School compares
Baylis Court School ranked 7th of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.7 | 7.9% | 31.5% | 921 | — |
| Herschel Grammar School | 75.8 | 5.7% | 7.9% | 1,062 | 0.4 miles |
| Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy | 38.3 | 7.8% | 40.3% | 863 | 0.9 miles |
| Eden Girls' School, Slough | 59.4 | 5.4% | 26.7% | 613 | 0.9 miles |
| Beechwood School | 36 | 12.8% | 41.3% | 838 | 1.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic High School | 50.1 | 4.8% | 12.2% | 988 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 May 2026
- 16 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.46%
- English as an additional language
- 46.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.94%
- Persistent absence
- 25.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Herschel Grammar School0.4 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Eden Girls' School, Slough0.9 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Beechwood School1.0 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
St Joseph's Catholic High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Slough
Other schools in Slough
Baylis Court School ranks 7th of the 16 ranked secondary schools in Slough.
- 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
- The Westgate School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Baylis Court School teach?
- Baylis Court School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Slough.
- Who is the headteacher of Baylis Court School?
- The headteacher of Baylis Court School is Mrs Christine MacInnes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Baylis Court School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Baylis Court 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 Baylis Court School?
- Baylis Court School has 921 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Baylis Court School full?
- Baylis Court School has capacity for 950 pupils and 921 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 Baylis Court School a faith school?
- No. Baylis Court School has no designated religious character.
- Is Baylis Court School a selective school?
- No. Baylis Court School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Baylis Court School part of an academy trust?
- Baylis Court School is part of THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Baylis Court School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.8 in 2022/23 and 51.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Baylis Court School compare with other schools in Slough?
- Baylis Court School ranked 7th of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Baylis Court School's absence rate?
- Baylis Court School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Baylis Court School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Baylis Court 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 15 July 2026.