The Westgate School

Slough · SL1 5AH

General information Secondary School · 11-18 years Who goes here 1273 pupils, 27.2% FSM

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The Westgate School

General Information

Address: Cippenham Lane, Slough, SL1 5AH – View on map
Phone: 01753521320
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Jonathon Gargan
Age range: 11-18 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 144 families put it first for 215 places – 7 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 10 of the 215 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 12 · 2024 10 · 2025 8 · 2026 7
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

1273 pupils out of 1400 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 324
% eligible for free school meals: 27.2%
Pupil mix: 9 in 10 (more mixed than the Slough average)
English as an additional language: 34% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 32.9% a year (Slough 19.2%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 62% moved to another school, 38% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Slough: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 18 (1.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 35 (2.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Slough, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 10.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 30.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced provision for Physical disability

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 43 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 32 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 19 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 17 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 12 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 14 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
Physical disability: 6 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Attainment 8 score: 40.6
Compared with the area: 13.0 points below the Slough average (53.6)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (−9.6 points against an expected 50.2)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 59% (Slough 73%, England 65%) Broadly steady
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

GCSE results over time

This schoolSlough averageEngland↘ Falling Down 2.7 points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 13.0 points below the Slough average (53.6).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

12th of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8

#10Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College42.1
#11Grove Academy41.1
#12The Westgate School40.6
#13Wexham School39.3
#14Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy38.3

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Upton Court Grammar School79.9
#2Langley Grammar School77.6
#3St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School77.3
#4Herschel Grammar School75.8
#5Eden Girls' School, Slough59.4
#6The Langley Academy52.4
#7Baylis Court School51.7
#8St Joseph's Catholic High School50.1
#9Ditton Park Academy47.4
#10Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College42.1
#11Grove Academy41.1
#12The Westgate School40.6
#13Wexham School39.3
#14Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy38.3
#15Beechwood School36.0

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Biology
Chemistry (General)
Physics (General)
Religious Studies
Geography
Business Studies
D & T
Psychology (General)
History
Photography
Sports Studies
Art & Design
Statistics
Media Studies
French Language
Computer Science
Spanish
Food Technology
Polish
Speech & Drama
Music Studies (General)
Urdu
Portuguese
Russian
Arabic
German

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £9,798 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 14 secondary schools in Slough for spending per pupil

#1The Westgate School£9,798
#2Beechwood School£9,757
#3Wexham School£8,492

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1The Westgate School£9,798
#2Beechwood School£9,757
#3Wexham School£8,492
#4Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College£8,294
#5Ditton Park Academy£8,237
#6Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy£7,999
#7Grove Academy£7,791
#8Langley Grammar School£7,743
#9Eden Girls' School, Slough£7,737
#10Herschel Grammar School£7,569
#11The Langley Academy£7,559
#12St Joseph's Catholic High School£7,315
#13Baylis Court School£6,178
#14Upton Court Grammar School£6,075

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Slough: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered