Desborough College
Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, SL6 2QB
539 pupils · 47% of 1,140 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- PIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 17 May 2024, published 1 July 2024. 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 | 45.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 53.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 39.5% |
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 — 0.64 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 75 | 48 | 493 | 70 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 103 | 65 | 281 | 89 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 94 | 54 | 296 | 82 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 144 | 77 | 292 | 120 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 136 | 101 | 312 | 126 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 137 | 75 | 362 | 128 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 170 | 110 | 390 | 163 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 189 | 184 | 428 | 189 |
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
- Altwood Church of England School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Cox Green School 2.2 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Newlands Girls' School 2.3 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Furze Platt Senior School 2.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Holyport College 3.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Burnham Grammar School 5.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
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.