St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School

A good academy converter school in Slough. Explore Ofsted ratings, admissions information, and performance data for St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School.

Slough, SL25QR Ofsted: Good Age 3-11 Mixed intake
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Performance Score

Overall school rating

60

/ 100

Primary weighted harmonic mean of 3 indicators

Indicators used for Primary schools

KS2 pupils meeting expected standard
53.6
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 40.0%
Raw: 63.0%
KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard
56.2
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: 10.0%
Ofsted inspection outcome
75.0
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: Good

How we weight each phase

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Primary schools

  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 40.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Secondary schools

  • Progress 8 score 40.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

All-through schools

  • Progress 8 score 25.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 15.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Secondary with Sixth Form schools

  • Progress 8 score 20.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • Continue in education or training 20.0%
  • Sustained employment 20.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Sixth Form Only schools

  • Continue in education or training 40.0%
  • Sustained employment 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Special schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Alternative Provision schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Independent schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Ofsted Inspection

Official inspection outcomes

Good
Overall effectiveness
Good
Last inspected
21 January 2015
Previous grade
Inadequate
Quality of education
9
Behaviour & attitudes
9
Personal development
9
Leadership & management
Good
Safeguarding
9

Source: Ofsted inspection outcomes. Grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate.

Contact Information

How to reach this school

Source: GIAS
Address
Wexham Road
Slough, SL25QR

Location

Find the school on the map

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School Information

Basic details and characteristics

Source: GIAS
URN
143802
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Address
Wexham Road, Slough, SL2 5QR
Age range
3-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
School status
Open
Trust/MAT
ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST
Capacity
472 pupils
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Diocese
Diocese of Northampton
Sixth Form
No
Nursery
Yes

School Performance Data

Official government statistics

Source: DfE

School Demographics

Total Pupils
441
Free School Meals
18.1% (80 pupils)
Special Educational Needs
1.6% (7 pupils)

Daily Attendance

Attendance Rate
93.9%
Good
Persistent Absence
17.3%
Missing 10%+ of school days

Detailed Performance Metrics

Meeting Expected Standard:
63.0%
Exceeding Expected Standard:
10.0%
Reading Score:
107.0
Maths Score:
105.0
Grammar Score:
108.0

Historical Performance

Year Mat Average Read Average
2024 105.0 107.0
2023 105.0 105.0

Historical data shows year-over-year performance trends

Calculated Fields

Derived insights and analysis

Source: Calculated

Class Size Information

Average Class Size
24 pupils
Very Good
Pupils per Year Group
49
Average across all year groups
Total School Size
441 pupils
3-11

Performance Trend

Improving trend (+1.0 per year)

Up 1.0% over 3 years

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From the School Website

Information extracted from the school's own website

Source: School Website

Ethos & Values

"Learning, achieving and growing together with Jesus"

Democracy Rule of Law Individual Liberty Mutual Respect and Tolerance

St Ethelbert’s is a Catholic Primary School and Nursery; Christ is central to our school life. Pupils’ spiritual and emotional wellbeing is developed through our RE teaching, Chaplaincy provision and close links with the Holy Redeemer church. Our Catholic Social Teaching Principles link faith to the pupils’ learning in all subjects and wider experiences.

Head Teacher's Message

I would like to welcome you to St Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery. We are a caring faith school that aspires to providing the very highest quality teaching within our nurturing Catholic community. With Jesus at the heart of everything we do, we live out our mission: Learning, achieving and growing together with Jesus. Our aim is to instil a lifelong love of learning and ensure excellent progress and attainment for all. Pupils’ spiritual and emotional wellbeing is developed through RE teaching, Chaplaincy, and close links with the Holy Redeemer church. God Bless. Fiona Maynard, Executive Head Teacher.

Facilities

Sports Hall (including changing facilities and toilets) Gym (including changing facilities and toilets) Main Hall (including foyer and toilets) ICT Room (30 computers, Data Projector, Interactive Whiteboard) Classroom (30 chairs, 15 tables, Dry-wipe board) Playing Field (no toilets or changing rooms) Playing Field (including toilets and changing rooms) Tennis Courts (summer – no lighting, including toilet facilities) MULTI-USE GAME AREAS (MUGA) (summer – no lighting including toilet facilities)

SEND Provision

St. Ethelbert's has a 10 place specialist Speech and Language Resource Base for pupils with Educational Health Care Plans for speech and language. Four of these places are allocated to Early Years pupils. The Resource base is fully inclusive, with pupils receiving support in their mainstream classes for core subjects, and specialist speech and language interventions in the resource. Staff who work in our resource base are the trust Speech and Language Therapist, Miss Jade Lau and our Higher Level Teaching Assistant, Ms Heidi Lau.

Admissions Criteria

St. Ethelbert’s is a Catholic Primary School and Nursery on the Wexham Road with year groups from Reception to Year 6. Within each year group, there are two classes made up of 30 pupils. We also have a nursery setting located on site in which we offer a morning or afternoon session to children who are 3 years old. From September 2025, we will offering 30 hour funded places to those parents who are eligible. Nursery admissions: Initial Application Form for Nursery; 15 hours a week funded; 30 hours a week funded if eligible (30 hours code required) or £6.51 per hour if not eligible. Nursery hours: 8:45am to 11:45am (morning) or 12:45pm to 3:45pm (afternoon); 30 hours a week: 8:45am to 2:45pm; 2:45pm-3:45pm available at £6.51 per day. Reception admissions: register with Slough Borough Council and submit the Initial Application Form to [email protected]. In Year admissions (Year 1-6): complete the Initial Application Form and submit documents; notification within 5 working days. For full details, see the Admissions page.

Financial Information

15 hours a week: Morning session 8:45am–11:45am or Afternoon session 12:45pm–3:45pm; Free to all parents who have a child who is 3 years old. 30 hours a week: 8:45am–2:45pm; 2:45pm–3:45pm available at £6.51 per day. 30 hours funded if eligible; if not eligible, £6.51 per hour.

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