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Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 624 pupils Slough
Ofsted: Outstanding
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Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Slough for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Muslim religious character. It has 624 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2023. In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Places are in short supply, with 69 of the 159 families who named it as their first choice for a Reception place in September 2026 missing out.

Ofsted inspection: November 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Muslim
Address Fernside
Wexham Road
Slough
Berkshire
SL2 5FF
Phone 01753520018
Reference Number 135099

General Makeup

Number of pupils 624
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.31%
Girls: 53.69%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 64.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 47 43 90
2 46 44 90
3 32 58 90
4 40 49 89
5 40 48 88
6 45 42 87

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 57.5%
Indian 10.4%
Asian, Other 8%
Mixed, Other 7.2%
African 5.6%
White & Asian 3%
White, British 0.6%
White, Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%

Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School demonstrates outstanding performance in all evaluated areas, including the quality of education, behavior and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school is committed to fostering an environment where every pupil, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), can excel academically and personally. The strong emphasis on reading, effective curriculum design, and a supportive atmosphere contribute significantly to pupils' exceptional achievements and enthusiastic engagement in school life.

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 26 Sep 2023
Date Report
26 Sep 2023 School inspection:
22 Mar 2022 School inspection
04 Oct 2016 Full inspection:
09 Jul 2015 Monitoring visit
14 Mar 2012 Full inspection:
08 Dec 2011 Monitoring visit
13 Jul 2011 Monitoring visit
29 Mar 2011 Monitoring visit
05 Oct 2010 Monitoring visit
16 Mar 2010 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Exceptional quality of education across all subjects.
  • Strong emphasis on reading and vocabulary development.
  • Outstanding behavior and mutual respect among pupils and staff.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND, ensuring their success.
  • Engagement opportunities through roles such as digital leaders and learning ambassadors.
  • Well-planned personal development opportunities woven into the curriculum.
  • High levels of involvement in extra-curricular activities, especially among disadvantaged pupils.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 90%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 20%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 110
Maths 108

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.3
Writing 3.8
Maths 3.5

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 52 0
Third Preference 26 0
From another Local Authority 14 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School had 627 pupils for 630 places. 3 places (0.5%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Slough Central” planning area

Slough counted 950 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 1,012 in 2029–30, up 7%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 630630630630630630630630630630630630630630630
Pupils 627613619618615622626619617622615613612613627
Unfilled 0.5%2.7%1.7%1.9%2.4%1.3%0.6%1.7%2.1%1.3%2.4%2.7%2.9%2.7%0.5%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.1%4.0%3.3%3.3%3.1%3.4%2.6%4.8%5.2%4.8%5.1%
Unauthorised absence 1.2%1.0%1.4%1.4%1.5%0.8%1.2%1.3%1.4%1.0%0.7%
Severely absent pupils 0.2%0.0%0.4%0.4%0.9%0.6%0.7%0.4%1.8%1.1%1.5%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.01.01.91.61.10.81.41.00.50.30.00.00.80.01.00.2
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School had 22.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 10.413.011.711.911.711.311.112.511.911.611.911.711.613.314.713.2
Teachers who left state teaching 25.0%27.4%6.6%11.4%13.8%8.8%14.5%13.6%3.4%11.3%10.8%7.8%6.6%7.3%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 58.1%74.2%60.5%73.3%71.8%82.9%82.1%88.2%87.5%–77.4%90.3%87.1%78.6%82.1%–
Sick days per teacher 6.43.04.84.22.74.46.95.53.7–5.910.78.04.54.1–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.1% of pupils at Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Moderate learning difficulty 31 9
Speech, language and communication needs 14 11
Severe learning difficulty 4 5
Social, emotional and mental health 7 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 4
Hearing impairment 3 0
Other difficulty or disability 1 0
Physical disability 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School received £6,456 and spent £6,406 for each of its 624 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £431,000 (£691 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242026
Revenue reserve £230,000£277,000£380,000£312,000£388,000£461,000£431,000
per pupil £368£448£614£503£628£747£691
In-year balance £9,000£47,000£103,000-£68,000£76,000£74,000£31,000
per pupil £15£76£167-£110£122£119£50

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

Name Distance
Lea Nursery School
Fernside, Slough, SL2 5FF
0.02 miles
Willow Primary School
Fernside Off Wexham Rd, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5FF
0.03 miles
St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School
Wexham Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5QR
0.32 miles
Khalsa Primary School
Wexham Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5QR
0.42 miles
Littledown School
Queens Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3QW
0.53 miles
James Elliman Academy
Elliman Avenue, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5BA
0.62 miles
Wexham Court Primary School
Church Lane, Wexham, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 6LU
0.65 miles
St Bernard's Preparatory School
Hawtrey Close, Slough, SL1 1TB
0.66 miles
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Yew Tree Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2AR
0.81 miles
Sikh Heritage Girls School
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1.07 miles
Darul Madinah
50 Darvills Lane, Slough, SL1 2PH
1.19 miles
Baylis Court Nursery School
Oatlands Drive, Slough, SL1 3HS
1.24 miles
The Godolphin Junior Academy
Oatlands Drive, The Godolphin Junior Academy, Slough, SL1 3HS
1.24 miles
Ryvers School
Trelawney Avenue, Langley, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7TS
1.26 miles
Phoenix Infant Academy
Warrington Avenue, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3BQ
1.32 miles
Slough Centre Nursery School
Buckingham Avenue East, Slough, SL1 3EA
1.37 miles
Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre
Ladbrooke Road, Slough, SL1 2SR
1.44 miles
The Langley Academy Primary
Langley Road, Langley, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7EF
1.48 miles
Castleview Primary School
Woodstock Avenue, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7LJ
1.49 miles
Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School
Penn Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 1PH
1.56 miles
Name Distance
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Shaggy Calf Lane, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5HW
0.26 miles
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Stoke Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5AY
0.39 miles
Wexham School
Norway Drive, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5QP
0.81 miles
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
1 Langley Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7AF
0.81 miles
Upton Court Grammar School
Lascelles Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7PR
0.87 miles
Long Close School
Upton Court Road, Upton, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7LU
1.04 miles
Hillingdon Grange School
Datchet Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7LR
1.08 miles
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Ragstone Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2PU
1.25 miles
Baylis Court School
Gloucester Avenue, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3AH
1.27 miles
Herschel Grammar School
Northampton Avenue, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3BW
1.27 miles
Ditton Park Academy
Kings Reach, Slough, SL3 7UX
1.37 miles
Grove Academy
Ladbrooke Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2SR
1.42 miles
The Langley Academy
Langley Road, Langley, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7EF
1.5 miles
Langley Hall Arts Academy
4 Waterside Court, Waterside Drive, Langley, Berkshire, SL3 6EZ
1.5 miles
Eden Girls' School, Slough
183-187 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4AA
1.61 miles
Langley Grammar School
Reddington Drive, Langley, Berkshire, SL3 7QS
1.76 miles
Windsor Forest Colleges Group
Station Road, Langley, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 8BY
1.76 miles
Arbour Vale School
Farnham Road, Farnham Royal, Slough, SL2 3AE
1.97 miles
The Westgate School
Cippenham Lane, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 5AH
1.99 miles
Eton College
Eton, Windsor, SL4 6DW
2.03 miles

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What is Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School have?

Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School has 624 pupils on roll.

What age range does Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School cover?

Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School?

Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School is at Fernside, Wexham Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5FF.

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