Khalsa Primary School
Wexham Road, Slough, SL2 5QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Sikh
- Trust
- SIKH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Pavin Dhaliwal
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 529
- URN
- 148379
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753823501
About this school
Khalsa Primary School is a Sikh primary academy in Slough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 529 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Khalsa Primary School (URN 134778).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 68 | 68 | 66 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 81% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 13% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 88% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 88% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 90% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.10 | - | - |
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 Khalsa 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 | 78% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 64.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 65.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 490 |
| 2023/24 | 486 |
| 2024/25 | 514 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Khalsa Primary School compares
Khalsa Primary School ranked 2nd of 28 primary schools in Slough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 4.6% | 9.6% | 529 | — |
| St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School | 47% | 5.1% | 17.6% | 415 | 0.2 miles |
| Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School | 90% | 5.8% | 18.2% | 624 | 0.4 miles |
| Willow Primary School | 78% | 5.7% | 19.6% | 454 | 0.4 miles |
| James Elliman Academy | 80% | 5.9% | 20% | 687 | 0.5 miles |
| Wexham Court Primary School | 68% | 5.9% | 21.9% | 636 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report12 July 2023
- 15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.62%
- English as an additional language
- 97.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.57%
- Persistent absence
- 8.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Willow Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Slough
-
James Elliman Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Wexham Court Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Slough
Other schools in Slough
Khalsa Primary School ranks 2nd 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
- Lent Rise School Primary
- Lynch Hill School Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Khalsa Primary School teach?
- Khalsa Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Slough.
- Who is the headteacher of Khalsa Primary School?
- The headteacher of Khalsa Primary School is Mrs Pavin Dhaliwal, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Khalsa Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Khalsa 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 Khalsa Primary School?
- Khalsa Primary School has 529 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Khalsa Primary School full?
- Khalsa Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 529 on roll (112%), 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 Khalsa Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Khalsa Primary School is designated Sikh.
- Does Khalsa Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Khalsa Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Khalsa Primary School?
- Khalsa Primary School is part of SIKH ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Khalsa Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Khalsa Primary School rank locally?
- Khalsa Primary School ranked 2nd of 28 primary schools in Slough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Khalsa Primary School's absence rate?
- Khalsa Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Khalsa Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Khalsa 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 10 July 2026.