The Stoke Poges School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Slough, Buckinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.018 miles
Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Stoke Poges School is a primary school in Slough, Buckinghamshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
The Stoke Poges School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.018 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 2.676 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.641 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 2.758 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 1.562 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 1.52 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 3.719 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 1.858 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.018 miles away, the 16th longest of 57 Buckinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception last distances swung sharply between some years, and the 2026 figure was nearer than in 2025 and about the same as in 2018.
- Reception 2026 had 63 first-choice applications for 60 offers: 53 offers went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families (16%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 23% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Rogers Lane, Stoke Poges, Slough, SL2 4LN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 423 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils become confident and resilient learners at this inclusive and aspirational school.”
- “They behave well and show respect and kindness to one another.”
- “Pupils understand the school’s values.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, important knowledge has not been identified precisely enough.”
- “Here, pupils do not always learn as well as they could because they do not have the building blocks of knowledge firmly in place.”
- “However, support for pupils is not always identified precisely enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 63 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 53 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Farnham Common Junior School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Farnham Common Infant School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fulmer Infant School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Gerrards Cross CofE School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Iver Heath Junior School 3.0 mi School remains Good
- Iver Heath Infant School and Nursery 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dropmore Infant School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
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