Arbour Vale School
Farnham Road, Farnham Royal, Slough, SL2 3AE
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Sykes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Orchard Hill College
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 375
- Pupils on roll
- 384
- URN
- 145741
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753515560
About this school
Arbour Vale School is a special academy in Slough. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 384 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- 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 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 85.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | 83.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 35 | 32 | 23 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Arbour Vale 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 | 0% | 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 | 17.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 342 |
| 2023/24 | 345 |
| 2024/25 | 359 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.56%
- English as an additional language
- 47.1%
- Overall absence
- 11.75%
- Persistent absence
- 38.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dair House School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Farnham Royal
-
Caldicott School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Slough
-
Haybrook College1.4 miles
Academies · Slough
-
Al-Madani Girls School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Slough
-
Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation1.6 miles
Independent schools · Slough
Other schools in Slough
- Haybrook College Academies
- Hillingdon Grange School Special schools
- Littledown School Academies
- 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 Arbour Vale School teach?
- Arbour Vale School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Slough.
- Who is the headteacher of Arbour Vale School?
- The headteacher of Arbour Vale School is Mr Neil Sykes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Arbour Vale School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Arbour Vale 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 Arbour Vale School?
- Arbour Vale School has 384 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Arbour Vale School full?
- Arbour Vale School has capacity for 375 pupils and 384 on roll (102%), 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 Arbour Vale School a faith school?
- No. Arbour Vale School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Arbour Vale School?
- Arbour Vale School is part of ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Arbour Vale 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 Arbour Vale School's absence rate?
- Arbour Vale School's overall absence rate is 11.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Arbour Vale School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Arbour Vale 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 10 July 2026.