wexham school
Slough,
Wexham is a highly regarded and successful non-selective 11 - 19 school. The
School’s latest Ofsted inspection, November 2017, judged the school to be GOOD
in all areas and for overall effectiveness. The school is popular and currently
expanding. In 2019 we welcomed our largest Year 7 cohort to the school for many
years. Our location on the edge of Slough means our school has a green and
spacious campus feeling. In November 2018 we moved into our new multimillion
pound ‘Woodside’ Building. This is a major investment by Slough Borough Council
as part of its ambitious school expansion programme. We now have 29 brand new
classrooms housing Humanities, English, MFL and our SEN departments. In addition
a new student services area was provided and at the very heart of the school a
new Library, including additional Sixth Form study areas. Historically the
School was designated as a ‘Sports College’. Although such designations have now
ceased, sport continues to be a focus point of the school and there is
considerable success at both local and regional level. High levels of
participation in PE and Sport builds resilience and confidence in our students
which allows academic success to flourish. The School has well developed
partnerships across the Local Authority and community where we lead on PE
through the Slough Schools Sports Network based at Wexham. We are currently one
of four schools in Slough piloting the ‘Health Champions’ initiative and we also
jointly co-host the Borough’s PSCHE network. We are an enhanced partner School
to Brunel University. We are the Youth Sport Trust’s Lead Inclusion School for
Berkshire. Our recent survey of 369 parents found that 97% agree that: Their
child is happy at Wexham Their child feels safe at Wexham. Their child is well
looked after at Wexham. 96% of parents say that Wexham is well led and managed
and 95% agree that their child is taught well. Most importantly 97% of parents
would recommend Wexham to another parent. A key ingredient of our success has
been the priority placed on creating an environment in which both students and
staff have the confidence to flourish. Great schools, that demonstrate
continuous or sustained improvement, are built on a foundation of highly
qualified and committed staff. In 2017 Ofsted found that ‘staff morale was high’
and ‘emotional and practical kindness drives the school’s care for all its
pupils and students.’ These two features allow both students and staff to
thrive.
