Burnham Grammar SchoolThe Westgate School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Slough.
Summary of the comparison
Burnham Grammar School and The Westgate School are secondary schools in Slough.
Burnham Grammar School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Westgate School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Burnham Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Burnham Grammar School was judged Good and The Westgate School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 70.1 for Burnham Grammar School and 40.6 for The Westgate School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Burnham Grammar School (74.8 in 2021-22, 70.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Westgate School (48.7 in 2021-22, 40.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SloughBurnham Grammar School | SloughThe Westgate School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B76/100Stronger figure | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 13th of 37 in Buckinghamshire | 10th of 15 in Slough | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,271 | 1,284 | |
| Capacity | 1,078 | 1,400 | |
| Location | Slough, SL1 7HG | Slough, SL1 5AH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 70.1 Stronger figure | 40.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 94.4% Stronger figure | 34.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.4% Stronger figure | 59.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 42.5% Stronger figure | 18.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.16 Stronger figure | 3.25 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 179 | 229 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 187 | 61 | |
| A-level average points | 40.8 Stronger figure | 28.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 40.6 Stronger figure | 29.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 27.8% Stronger figure | 2.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,271 | 1,284 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.3% | 25.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 28.1% | 29.8% | |
| SEN support | 6.5% | 8.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.6% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.6% Stronger figure | 10.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.3% Stronger figure | 30.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Burnham Grammar School
The Westgate School
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