Marish Primary School
Swabey Road, Langley, Slough, SL3 8NZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MARISH ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive
- Mrs G Denham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Marish Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Windsor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 806
- Pupils on roll
- 763
- URN
- 138166
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753819900
About this school
Marish Primary School is a primary academy in Slough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 763 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 117 | 130 | 119 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 78% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 22% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 86% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 79% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 84% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.40 | - | - |
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 Marish Primary 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 | 68% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 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 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 793 |
| 2023/24 | 803 |
| 2024/25 | 802 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marish Primary School compares
Marish Primary School ranked 9th 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 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 6.8% | 21.4% | 763 | — |
| Langley Hall Primary Academy | 68% | 5.5% | 13.5% | 646 | 0.2 miles |
| The Langley Academy Primary | 61% | 4% | 13.3% | 679 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4.1% | 12.9% | 475 | 0.5 miles |
| Foxborough Primary School | 43% | 5% | 39.9% | 220 | 0.5 miles |
| The Langley Heritage Primary | 73% | 4.7% | 21.4% | 512 | 0.5 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)
- 21.44%
- English as an additional language
- 59%
- Overall absence
- 6.78%
- Persistent absence
- 18.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Langley Hall Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Langley
-
The Langley Academy Primary0.4 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Foxborough Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Slough
-
The Langley Heritage Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Slough
Other schools in Slough
Marish Primary School ranks 9th 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 Marish Primary School teach?
- Marish Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Slough.
- Who is the executive of Marish Primary School?
- The executive of Marish Primary School is Mrs G Denham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Marish Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marish Primary 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 Marish Primary School?
- Marish Primary School has 763 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Marish Primary School full?
- Marish Primary School has capacity for 806 pupils and 763 on roll (95%), 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 Marish Primary School a faith school?
- No. Marish Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Marish Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Marish Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Marish Primary School?
- Marish Primary School is part of MARISH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Marish Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Marish Primary School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Marish Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% 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 Marish Primary School rank locally?
- Marish Primary School ranked 9th 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 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marish Primary School's absence rate?
- Marish Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marish Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marish Primary 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 1 July 2026.