Which school had the best GCSE results in Berkshire in 2023?

On 2023 Attainment 8, Kendrick School topped the table in Berkshire with 84.3, against an England average of 46.3. Attainment 8 rewards intake as well as teaching, so compare a school's grade 5+ pass rate and, where published, its Progress 8 before reading the rank as a verdict.

Where are the latest Berkshire GCSE results?

This page is the 2023 archive (the 2022/23 academic year). The latest published results for every school in Berkshire are on the main Berkshire GCSE results page, which updates when the DfE releases the next year's performance tables: provisional figures in the autumn, revised figures early in the new year.

What is Attainment 8?

Attainment 8 is the DfE's headline GCSE measure: the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. A score of 50 means pupils averaged roughly a grade 5 across those subjects. Progress 8 measures the same pupils against others nationally with the same primary-school starting point.

Why does a school in Berkshire show no 2023 GCSE results?

A school has no published figure for 2023 when it had no Year 11 cohort in that year (a new school, or one that opened with younger year groups), when it converted to an academy and the DfE published that year's results under its previous identity, or when it is independent and its pupils sat IGCSE, Pre-U or IB qualifications that the DfE tables do not count. Independent schools with a published figure are listed separately and unranked for that reason.

Berkshire GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table

55 state secondary schools in Berkshire ranked on their 2023 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2022/23 academic year), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, Progress 8, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school against the England average. 10 schools with no published results are listed at the end. 17 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

This is the 2023 archive of the table. See the latest Berkshire GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.

County 65 state secondary schools 2022/23 results Archive year

Secondary schools in Berkshire ranked on Attainment 8

55 of 65 schools have published 2023 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2022/23.

Secondary schools in Berkshire ranked on Attainment 8, 2023 results
Rank	School	Attainment 8	Progress 8	Grade 5+ English & maths	Grade 4+ English & maths	EBacc APS	Pupils
–	England average	46.3	0.00	45%	65%	4.05	–
1	Kendrick School Reading · Academy converter	84.3	+1.06 (0.77 to 1.35)	100%	100%	8.29	100
2	Reading School Reading · Academy converter	82.2	+0.97 (0.73 to 1.22)	99%	99%	8.11	149
3	Langley Grammar School Langley · Academy converter	78.3	+0.83 (0.62 to 1.05)	98%	99%	7.38	177
4	St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Slough · Voluntary aided school	77.5	+0.80 (0.54 to 1.06)	98%	99%	7.39	124
5	Herschel Grammar School Slough · Academy converter	76.2	+0.74 (0.51 to 0.98)	99%	99%	7.26	152
6	Upton Court Grammar School Slough · Academy converter	75.9	+0.56 (0.34 to 0.78)	97%	98%	7.36	164
7	The Holt School Wokingham · Academy converter	63.8	+1.02 (0.83 to 1.21)	77%	90%	5.86	232
8	Maiden Erlegh School Reading · Academy converter	61.8	+1.08 (0.91 to 1.26)	76%	86%	5.68	278
9	Eden Girls' School, Slough Slough · Free schools	60.5	+1.17 (0.91 to 1.44)	73%	82%	5.53	119
10	The Piggott School Reading · Academy converter	59.1	+0.79 (0.59 to 0.99)	69%	89%	5.17	203
11	Langtree School Reading · Academy converter	58.7	+0.72 (0.47 to 0.98)	70%	89%	5.27	121
12	Ranelagh School Bracknell · Academy converter	57.6	+0.46 (0.24 to 0.68)	72%	84%	5.02	169
13	St Bartholomew's School Newbury · Academy converter	57.4	+0.58 (0.40 to 0.75)	59%	86%	5.23	267
14	Charters School Ascot · Academy converter	57.0	+0.38 (0.20 to 0.56)	67%	86%	5.11	266
15	Newlands Girls' School Maidenhead · Academy converter	56.6	+0.63 (0.43 to 0.84)	65%	87%	5.40	192
16	Holyport College Holyport · Free schools	54.2	+0.32 (-0.03 to 0.67)	60%	73%	5.27	86
17	Edgbarrow School Crowthorne · Academy converter	53.5	+0.36 (0.16 to 0.56)	61%	80%	4.90	211
18	Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre Reading · Academy converter	53.4	+0.07 (-0.12 to 0.26)	57%	80%	4.80	234
19	St Crispin's School Wokingham · Academy converter	53.0	+0.23 (0.03 to 0.43)	60%	79%	4.67	205
20	Baylis Court School Slough · Academy converter	52.8	+0.36 (0.13 to 0.58)	52%	80%	4.59	160
21	Denefield School Reading · Academy converter	52.2	+0.44 (0.24 to 0.65)	56%	76%	4.47	180
22	Reading Girls' School Reading · Academy sponsor led	51.9	+0.61 (0.25 to 0.96)	59%	70%	4.32	86
23	Windsor Girls' School Windsor · Academy converter	51.7	+0.19 (-0.01 to 0.40)	58%	78%	4.55	196
24	King's Academy Binfield Bracknell · Free schools	51.6	+0.32 (0.07 to 0.58)	55%	73%	4.82	119
25	The Willink School Reading · Community school	51.3	+0.31 (0.11 to 0.50)	59%	74%	4.89	201
26	The Langley Academy Slough · Academy sponsor led	51.0	+0.27 (0.05 to 0.49)	57%	74%	4.17	179
27	St Joseph's Catholic High School Slough · Academy converter	50.4	+0.37 (0.14 to 0.59)	49%	75%	4.59	162
28	Kennet School Thatcham · Academy converter	49.9	+0.35 (0.18 to 0.52)	48%	70%	4.34	294
29	UTC Reading Reading · University technical college	49.4	-0.51 (-0.81 to -0.21)	48%	73%	3.83	120
30=	Desborough College Maidenhead · Academy sponsor led	49.0	+0.06 (-0.15 to 0.28)	54%	77%	4.34	184
30=	Waingels Reading · Academy converter	49.0	+0.13 (-0.07 to 0.33)	54%	74%	4.36	215
32	The Windsor Boys' School Windsor · Academy converter	48.5	+0.00 (-0.20 to 0.19)	53%	76%	4.38	224
33	Furze Platt Senior School Maidenhead · Academy converter	48.2	+0.06 (-0.14 to 0.27)	46%	67%	4.17	216
34	The Forest School Wokingham · Academy converter	48.1	+0.25 (-0.05 to 0.55)	54%	73%	4.14	92
35	Trinity School Newbury · Academy converter	47.6	+0.31 (0.08 to 0.53)	40%	63%	4.27	171
36	Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Reading · Voluntary aided school	46.9	+0.12 (-0.11 to 0.35)	43%	61%	4.16	153
37	Maiden Erlegh School in Reading Reading · Free schools	46.7	+0.21 (-0.02 to 0.44)	45%	62%	4.20	177
38	Little Heath School Reading · Voluntary aided school	46.3	-0.23 (-0.41 to -0.06)	47%	66%	3.92	260
39	Sandhurst School Sandhurst · Academy converter	45.3	-0.27 (-0.47 to -0.08)	40%	63%	3.77	210
40	Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College Slough · Academy converter	45.0	+0.05 (-0.17 to 0.27)	40%	61%	3.82	177
41	Cox Green School Maidenhead · Academy converter	43.9	-0.38 (-0.58 to -0.18)	46%	64%	3.80	205
42	The Westgate School Slough · Academy converter	43.3	-0.01 (-0.20 to 0.18)	36%	64%	3.47	231
43	The Emmbrook School Wokingham · Academy converter	42.9	-0.35 (-0.58 to -0.11)	44%	59%	3.74	174
44	The Brakenhale School Bracknell · Academy sponsor led	42.6	+0.00 (-0.20 to 0.20)	33%	58%	3.74	203
45	Garth Hill College Bracknell · Community school	42.5	-0.22 (-0.41 to -0.02)	38%	57%	3.63	230
46	Altwood Church of England School Maidenhead · Academy converter	42.4	+0.16 (-0.22 to 0.55)	26%	57%	3.58	58
47	Churchmead Church of England (VA) School Slough · Voluntary aided school	39.5	-0.25 (-0.55 to 0.06)	32%	49%	3.26	88
48	The WREN School Reading · Free schools	38.7	-0.30 (-0.54 to -0.06)	29%	58%	3.42	156
49	The Clere School Newbury · Community school	38.6	-0.73 (-1.05 to -0.41)	39%	63%	3.17	76
50	Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge Reading · Academy sponsor led	37.4	-0.39 (-0.79 to 0.01)	24%	46%	3.26	50
51	Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy Slough · Free schools	34.4	-0.80 (-1.04 to -0.56)	26%	40%	2.88	167
52	Wexham School Slough · Community school	34.1	-0.81 (-1.10 to -0.53)	21%	41%	2.82	134
53	King's Academy Prospect Reading · Academy converter	32.8	-0.71 (-0.94 to -0.48)	25%	37%	2.83	171
54	Beechwood School Slough · Academy converter	31.4	-0.90 (-1.16 to -0.65)	22%	44%	2.74	141
55	John O'Gaunt School Hungerford · Academy sponsor led	31.1	-0.90 (-1.25 to -0.56)	14%	32%	2.54	66
–	Dedworth Middle School Windsor · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Grove Academy Slough · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	King's Academy Easthampstead Park Bracknell · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Oakbank School Reading · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	River Academy Reading · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor Windsor · Voluntary aided school · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	St Peter's Church of England Middle School Windsor · Academy sponsor led · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	The Bulmershe School Reading · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	The Downs School Newbury · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Trevelyan Middle School Windsor · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–

Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").

Independent schools in Berkshire with published 2023 GCSE results

Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.

School	Attainment 8 (as published)	Grade 5+ English & maths	Pupils
Al-Madani Girls School Slough · Other independent school	58.0	56%	9
Bradfield College Bradfield · Other independent school	35.7	0%	163
Claires Court Schools Maidenhead · Other independent school	29.8	0%	106
Downe House Thatcham · Other independent school	43.4	0%	89
Eton College Windsor · Other independent school	24.4	0%	271
Heathfield School Ascot · Other independent school	32.9	0%	49
Holme Grange School Wokingham · Other independent school	31.8	0%	56
Leighton Park School Reading · Other independent school	26.3	0%	98
Long Close School Slough · Other independent school	55.5	85%	13
LVS Ascot Ascot · Other independent school	24.0	0%	92
OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus Other independent school	54.0	33%	12
Pangbourne College Reading · Other independent school	32.0	0%	80
Queen Anne's School Reading · Other independent school	30.7	0%	87
Reading Blue Coat School Berkshire · Other independent school	18.9	0%	113
Reddam House Berkshire Wokingham · Other independent school	37.3	0%	52
St Mary's School Ascot Ascot · Other independent school	31.8	0%	57
The Abbey School Reading Reading · Other independent school	26.7	0%	114

How to read this table

Attainment 8 is the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight GCSE subjects: English and maths (double-weighted), three EBacc subjects (sciences, computing, history, geography, languages) and three further approved qualifications. The DfE publishes it for every state school; the England average for 2023 was 46.3.

Grade 5+ in English and maths is the share of pupils reaching a "strong pass" in both; grade 4+ is the "standard pass". EBacc APS is the average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects, including pupils who did not enter them.

Progress 8 measures how much progress pupils made from the end of primary school to their GCSEs against pupils nationally with the same starting point; it is the like-for-like measure, and the range in brackets is its confidence interval.

Ranks are shared where scores tie. Schools are ranked here on published results alone; our composite score, which also weighs Ofsted inspection, progress and attendance, orders the same schools on the best secondary schools page.

This is the 2023 archive of the table: each school's 2023 figures, ranked within that year, so a school with no 2023 figure is listed unranked even where it has results for a later year. The main Berkshire GCSE results page always ranks the newest year the DfE has published.

See the best secondary schools in Berkshire on our composite score

Berkshire GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table

Secondary schools in Berkshire ranked on Attainment 8

Independent schools in Berkshire with published 2023 GCSE results

More about schools in Berkshire

Berkshire GCSE results: common questions