Cippenham SchoolWestern House Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Slough.

Summary of the comparison

Cippenham School and Western House Academy are primary schools in Slough.

  • Cippenham School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Western House Academy scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Western House Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cippenham School was judged Good and Western House Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 59.0% for Cippenham School and 85.0% for Western House Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Cippenham School (49.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Western House Academy (76.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cippenham School versus Western House Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SloughCippenham SchoolSloughWestern House AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100B74/100Stronger figure
Local ranking23rd of 28 in Slough 5th of 28 in Slough Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,017 668
Capacity1,050 720
LocationSlough, SL1 5RB Slough, SL1 5TJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% 85.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 23.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,017 668
Free school meals (ever 6)16.2% 17.3%
English as an additional language55.2% 48.4%
SEN support17.0% 7.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% Stronger figure6.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.1% Stronger figure18.7% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Cippenham School

Western House Academy

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