Upton Court Grammar SchoolDitton Park Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Slough.
Summary of the comparison
Upton Court Grammar School and Ditton Park Academy are secondary schools in Slough.
Upton Court Grammar School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Ditton Park Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Upton Court Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Upton Court Grammar School was judged Outstanding and Ditton Park Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 79.8 for Upton Court Grammar School and 47.4 for Ditton Park Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Upton Court Grammar School (74.9 in 2021-22, 79.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Ditton Park Academy (51.5 in 2021-22, 47.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SloughUpton Court Grammar School | SloughDitton Park Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B84/100Stronger figure | C58/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 15 in Slough Stronger figure | 9th of 15 in Slough | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,166 | 1,125 | |
| Capacity | 1,115 | 1,131 | |
| Location | Slough, SL3 7PR | Slough, SL3 7UX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 79.8 Stronger figure | 47.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 99.4% Stronger figure | 51.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.4% Stronger figure | 69.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 98.2% Stronger figure | 83.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.81 Stronger figure | 4.32 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 166 | 178 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 169 | 102 | |
| A-level average points | 43.1 Stronger figure | 26.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 43.2 Stronger figure | 27.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 40.8% Stronger figure | 5.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,166 | 1,125 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 9.4% | 24.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 41.8% | 46.7% | |
| SEN support | 4.3% | 11.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.4% | 4.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.4% Stronger figure | 7.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.8% Stronger figure | 20.7% | 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.
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.
Upton Court Grammar School
Ditton Park Academy
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