Littledown School
Queens Road, Slough, SL1 3QW
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SPECIALIST EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Angela Mumford
- Religious ethos
- None
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 48
- Pupils on roll
- 38
- URN
- 140244
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753521734
About this school
Littledown School is a special academy in Slough. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 38 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 April 2025, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 23% | 9% | 13% |
| Expected standard in maths | 8% | 9% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 8% | 9% | 13% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 94.0 | 98.0 | 96.0 |
| Reading progress | -8.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -8.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.80 | - | - |
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 Littledown 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 | 0% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 64.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 65.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | 37 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 72.97%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 13.39%
- Persistent absence
- 38.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Darul Madinah0.7 miles
Special schools
-
St Bernard's Preparatory School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Slough
-
Hillingdon Grange School1.0 miles
Special schools · Slough
-
Long Close School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Slough
-
Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation1.3 miles
Independent schools · Slough
Other schools in Slough
- Arbour Vale School Academies
- Haybrook College Academies
- Hillingdon Grange School Special 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
- Cippenham School Primary
- Claycots School Primary
- Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Littledown School teach?
- Littledown School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Slough.
- Who is the headteacher of Littledown School?
- The headteacher of Littledown School is Miss Angela Mumford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Littledown School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Littledown 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 Littledown School?
- Littledown School has 38 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Littledown School full?
- Littledown School has capacity for 48 pupils and 38 on roll (79%), 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 Littledown School a faith school?
- No. Littledown School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Littledown School?
- Littledown School is part of THE SPECIALIST EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Littledown School have?
- The schools register lists Littledown School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Littledown School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Littledown School's absence rate?
- Littledown School's overall absence rate is 13.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Littledown School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Littledown 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.