Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College

Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College is an inclusive school that inspectors found to be performing well overall, with good judgements across quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision. This was the school’s first routine inspection since before the pandemic, following a long period of exemption after its previous outstanding judgement. Published 2024 outcomes did not reflect the school’s high expectations, but inspectors saw evidence in lessons and pupils’ work that current achievement is stronger than the published data suggests. Safeguarding is effective, attendance is high, and pupils are well supported to feel safe and cared for. The school has a broad and ambitious curriculum, including for pupils with SEND, and staff generally teach it well using strong subject knowledge. Pupils with SEND receive high-quality academic and social support, reading is prioritised, and pupils benefit from a wide range of enrichment, trips and opportunities. The sixth form is well supported through tutorial programmes, enrichment, leadership opportunities and strong careers guidance. Leaders are reflective, staff feel supported, and the trust and local governing body provide effective support and challenge. The main areas for improvement concern how teachers check pupils’ understanding and use that information to shape future learning. Sometimes activities are not closely matched to the curriculum’s intent, which can limit opportunities for deeper thinking, reasoning and application. As a result, a small proportion of pupils develop gaps in understanding, and checks on learning are not consistently used well, particularly for younger pupils.

Strengths

• Broad and ambitious curriculum, including for pupils with SEND
• Strong subject knowledge used to explain new learning clearly
• High-quality academic and social support for pupils with SEND
• Reading is prioritised, including support for pupils who speak English as an additional language
• Consistent rewards and sanctions policy understood and applied by all
• High attendance across the school, including the sixth form
• Strong personal development curriculum covering safety, drugs, alcohol and online safety
• Wide range of enrichment activities, trips and opportunities for disadvantaged pupils
• Comprehensive sixth-form tutorial, enrichment, leadership and careers provision
• Reflective leaders who monitor actions and consider staff workload
• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• Positive working relationships with parents, carers and external agencies

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers do not always check what pupils know and remember well enough
• Subsequent learning does not consistently take account of pupils’ prior knowledge
• Some learning activities are not matched well to the intent of the curriculum
• Work given to pupils does not always provide opportunities for deeper thinking, reasoning and justifying
• Some pupils develop gaps in understanding because new learning is not secure
• Checks on understanding are not always used effectively, particularly for younger pupils

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 Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 17.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 7.5% of pupils at Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College had 16.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 16.2% of pupils at Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 12 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College received £8,942 and spent £8,588 for each of its 1,179 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £782,000 (£663 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of The Slough and East Berkshire C of E Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,136 and spending £7,964 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Slough · Slough local authority: places and applications

Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College is part of The Slough and East Berkshire C of E Multi Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Grove Academy Slough
• Eton Porny CofE First School Windsor
• Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy Slough
• Lynch Hill School Primary Academy Slough
• Colnbrook Church of England Primary School Colnbrook
• Woodlands Park Primary School Maidenhead

What is Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College last inspected by Ofsted?

Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College have?

Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College has 1,196 pupils on roll.

What age range does Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College cover?

Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.1, and 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College?

Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College is at Ragstone Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2PU.