Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy

Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy is an inclusive secondary school where pupils feel safe, known and supported, and where personal development, behaviour and leadership are strong. Safeguarding is effective, pupils generally behave well, and the school offers a wide range of clubs, trips and careers activities. However, the quality of education requires improvement: pupils do not achieve as well as they should, and classroom delivery of the curriculum is inconsistent. The curriculum is clearly planned and recent improvements include better professional development, regular checks on knowledge and more systematic reading support. The proportion of pupils taking EBacc subjects, especially languages, has been very low but is increasing in key stage 4. The main concern is that information about pupils’ needs and prior knowledge is not consistently used to adapt teaching, particularly for pupils with SEND, disadvantaged pupils, and those who arrive mid-year or speak English as an additional language. Tasks often do not give pupils enough chance to consolidate and apply learning, including in extended writing. The school is part of a multi-academy trust, and leaders, governors and trust staff work closely together and understand strengths and weaknesses. Staff feel supported. This was a graded inspection and, under current arrangements, no overall effectiveness grade was given; the school’s previous inspection grade was requires improvement.

Strengths

• Inclusive school community where pupils feel safe and well supported
• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• Good behaviour and attitudes, with disruption reduced and managed well
• Personal development is a strength, including a broad PSHE programme
• Wide range of extra-curricular clubs, trips and visits
• Strong careers education with workplace visits and employer engagement
• Curriculum is clearly planned so pupils know what they should learn over time
• Recent improvements to teaching through professional development
• Regular checks on pupils’ knowledge
• More systematic support for pupils who need help with reading
• Supportive leadership that considers staff well-being
• Strong trust and governor support and challenge
• Effective support for overseas-trained teachers
• Pupils can take on leadership roles
• Sanctions and exclusions used proportionately
• Additional behaviour support is effective for some pupils
• Pupils generally agree bullying is tackled effectively

Areas for Improvement

• Quality of education requires improvement
• Pupils do not achieve as well as they should
• Curriculum delivery in classrooms is variable
• Tasks often do not give pupils enough opportunity to consolidate and apply knowledge
• Information about pupils’ needs and prior knowledge is not consistently used to adapt teaching
• Pupils with SEND, disadvantaged pupils, mid-year arrivals and EAL pupils are not always well supported in lessons
• Some pupils struggle to access work because the curriculum is not adapted consistently well
• Tasks are sometimes not challenging enough, including for extended writing
• Historically very low EBacc entry, particularly languages, though improving
• Some pupils remain concerned about disruptive behaviour, though it has reduced
• High expectations are not consistently realised

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 Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 22.1% 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, 10.2% of pupils at Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 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 Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy had 17.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.5% 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, 11.1% of pupils at Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy received £8,755 and spent £8,292 for each of its 870 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,216,000 (£1,397 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

Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy is part of The Slough and East Berkshire C of E Multi Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy have?

Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy has 863 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy cover?

Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 41.2, and 30% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy?

Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy is at Stoke Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5AY.