Ditton Park Academy
Kings Reach, Slough, SL3 7UX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SASH EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Nick Caulfield
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, 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, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,131
- Pupils on roll
- 1,131
- URN
- 141009
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753537594
About this school
Ditton Park Academy is a secondary academy in Slough. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,131 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 172 | 177 | 178 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.8 | 49.0 | 47.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.05 -0.27 to +0.17 | +0.06 -0.15 to +0.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 49.7% | 51.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 76.3% | 69.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 87% | 88.1% | 83.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
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 Ditton Park 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 | 46.8 | 53.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49 | 55.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.4 | 55.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,131 |
| 2023/24 | 1,126 |
| 2024/25 | 1,125 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ditton Park Academy compares
Ditton Park Academy ranked 9th of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.4 | 7.6% | 24.9% | 1,131 | — |
| Upton Court Grammar School | 79.9 | 4.4% | 9.4% | 1,155 | 0.5 miles |
| St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School | 77.3 | 5.6% | 5.3% | 1,178 | 0.6 miles |
| Langley Grammar School | 77.6 | 4.2% | 6.1% | 1,284 | 0.9 miles |
| Churchmead Church of England (VA) School | 46 | 7.8% | 26.3% | 681 | 0.9 miles |
| The Langley Academy | 52.4 | 6.7% | 23% | 1,152 | 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)
- 24.89%
- English as an additional language
- 46.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.63%
- Persistent absence
- 20.69%
Location
Nearby schools
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Upton Court Grammar School0.5 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School0.6 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Langley Grammar School0.9 miles
Secondary · Langley
-
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School0.9 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
The Langley Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Slough
Other schools in Slough
Ditton Park Academy ranks 9th of the 16 ranked secondary schools in Slough.
- Baylis Court School Secondary
- Beechwood School Secondary
- Burnham Grammar School Secondary
- Churchmead Church of England (VA) School 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 year groups does Ditton Park Academy teach?
- Ditton Park Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Slough.
- Who is the principal of Ditton Park Academy?
- The principal of Ditton Park Academy is Mr Nick Caulfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ditton Park Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ditton Park 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 Ditton Park Academy?
- Ditton Park Academy has 1,131 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Ditton Park Academy full?
- Ditton Park Academy has capacity for 1,131 pupils and 1,131 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Ditton Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Ditton Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ditton Park Academy a selective school?
- No. Ditton Park Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ditton Park Academy?
- Ditton Park Academy is part of SASH 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 Ditton Park Academy have?
- The schools register lists Ditton Park Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; 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; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ditton Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.8 in 2022/23 and 47.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ditton Park Academy rank locally?
- Ditton Park Academy ranked 9th of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ditton Park Academy's absence rate?
- Ditton Park Academy's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ditton Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ditton Park 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.