St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Slough
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.428 miles
Published by Slough Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Slough for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 13 November 2024. Slough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary 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 | 1.428 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
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 1.428 miles away, further than in 2025 but nearer than in 2022; it has swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 40 first-choice applications for 42 offers: every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 47% was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Slough that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Slough schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wexham Road, Slough, SL2 5QR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Slough
- Pupils on roll
- 415 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 13 November 2024
Strengths
- “St Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary School is an inclusive community.”
- “The school’s values underpin its work.”
- “Pupils quickly develop a sense that they belong here, whether they are part of the specialised resource provision or have recently joined in the early years.”
To improve
- “However, at times, this information is not used as effectively or quickly enough to help pupils to consolidate and embed their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 December 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) | 47% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 40 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 Slough.
- Khalsa Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Willow Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wexham Court Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- James Elliman Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Godolphin Junior Academy 1.2 mi Improved significantly
- Phoenix Infant Academy 1.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published