Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Stoke Road, Slough, SL2 5AY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SLOUGH AND EAST BERKSHIRE C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Thomas
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Slough and East Berkshire C of E Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,140
- Pupils on roll
- 863
- URN
- 146820
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753691583
About this school
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy is a secondary academy in Slough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 863 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 167 | 172 | 169 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.4 | 37.2 | 38.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.80 -1.04 to -0.56 | -0.63 -0.86 to -0.40 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 26.7% | 31.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 40% | 49.4% | 48.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 6% | 4.7% | 7.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
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 Lynch Hill Enterprise 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 | 34.4 | 53.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.2 | 55.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.3 | 55.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 869 |
| 2023/24 | 874 |
| 2024/25 | 866 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy compares
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy ranked 14th of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.3 | 7.8% | 40.3% | 863 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic High School | 50.1 | 4.8% | 12.2% | 988 | 0.1 miles |
| Wexham School | 39.3 | 9.4% | 30% | 1,212 | 0.8 miles |
| Baylis Court School | 51.7 | 7.9% | 31.5% | 921 | 0.9 miles |
| Herschel Grammar School | 75.8 | 5.7% | 7.9% | 1,062 | 1.0 miles |
| St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School | 77.3 | 5.6% | 5.3% | 1,178 | 1.2 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)
- 40.3%
- English as an additional language
- 51.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.83%
- Persistent absence
- 22.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic High School0.1 miles
Secondary · Slough
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Wexham School0.8 miles
Secondary · Slough
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Baylis Court School0.9 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Herschel Grammar School1.0 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School1.2 miles
Secondary · Slough
Other schools in Slough
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy ranks 15th 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
- Ditton Park Academy Secondary
- Eden Girls' School, Slough Secondary
- Herschel Grammar School 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 Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy teach?
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Slough.
- Who is the headteacher of Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy?
- The headteacher of Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy is Mr Chris Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lynch Hill Enterprise 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 Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy?
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy has 863 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy full?
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy has capacity for 1,140 pupils and 863 on roll (76%), 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 Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy a faith school?
- No. Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy a selective school?
- No. Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy?
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy is part of THE SLOUGH AND EAST BERKSHIRE C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.4 in 2022/23 and 38.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy rank locally?
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy ranked 14th of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy's absence rate?
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lynch Hill Enterprise 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 10 July 2026.