Baylis Court School
Gloucester Avenue, Slough, SL1 3AH
921 pupils · 97% of 950 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Slough
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 16 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 58.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 77.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 27.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.45 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 132 | 60 | 251 | 117 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 158 | 85 | 284 | 158 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 155 | 80 | 286 | 151 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 159 | 122 | 385 | 159 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 160 | 140 | 418 | 160 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 159 | 110 | 429 | 159 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 158 | 149 | 442 | 158 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 163 | 135 | 448 | 163 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Herschel Grammar School 0.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Eden Girls' School, Slough 1.5 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Beechwood School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Joseph's Catholic High School 1.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Westgate School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.