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Desborough College

URN
138879
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Desborough College
URN
138879
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

63 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

59

Inspection

58

Admissions Value

54

Destinations

66

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#8 of 14 schools in Windsor and Maidenhead

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Desborough College

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Desborough College

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
1 July 2024
Inspection date
17 May 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 1 July 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

103

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

281

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

89

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.73×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Windsor and Maidenhead)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.desborough.org.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Windsor and Maidenhead to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

45.7

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

53.5%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

69.3%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

39.5%

EBacc achievement

Location

SL6 2QB - Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire

Contact details

Address
Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire
Postcode
SL6 2QB
Phone
1628634505
Website
http://www.desborough.org.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Windsor and Maidenhead
Local authority code
868

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 149 schools in Windsor and Maidenhead.

Authority statistics

Total schools

149

Open schools

83

Closed schools

66

Primary schools

75

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    1 July 202417 May 2024-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 1 July 2024
    • School remains Good

      Published
      1 July 2024
      Inspected
      17 May 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    31.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 65

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    9.6%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    32.2

    Value added

    Value added

    +0.06

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    8.7%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    93.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    1.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    1.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    2.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    21

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary75 (51.7%)
    • Secondary21 (14.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other49 (33.8%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Desborough School0 mSecondaryClosed
    Desborough School0 mSecondaryClosed
    Larchfield County Infant School525 mPrimaryClosed
    Larchfield Junior School525 mPrimaryClosed
    Larchfield Primary and Nursery School525 mPrimaryOpen
    Brocket PRU - Alternative Provision647 mNot applicableClosed
    Highfield Preparatory School Limited666 mNot applicableClosed
    Redroofs School for the Performing Arts915 mNot applicableClosed
    Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School936 mPrimaryOpen
    Maidenhead College for Girls1.0 kmNot applicableClosed
    • Desborough School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Desborough School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Larchfield County Infant School
      Distance
      525 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Larchfield Junior School
      Distance
      525 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Larchfield Primary and Nursery School

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Windsor and Maidenhead)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Altwood Church of England SchoolSecondarySL6 4PUOpen
    Altwood CofE Secondary SchoolSecondarySL6 4PUClosed
    Charters SchoolSecondarySL5 9QYOpen
    Charters SchoolSecondarySL5 9QYClosed
    Churchmead Church of England (VA) SchoolSecondarySL3 9JQOpen
    • Altwood Church of England School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      SL6 4PU
      Status
      Open
    • Altwood CofE Secondary School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      SL6 4PU
      Status
      Closed
    • Charters School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      SL5 9QY
      Status
      Open
    • Charters School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      SL5 9QY
      Status
      Closed
    • Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
    Distance
    525 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Brocket PRU - Alternative Provision
    Distance
    647 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Highfield Preparatory School Limited
    Distance
    666 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Redroofs School for the Performing Arts
    Distance
    915 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    936 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Maidenhead College for Girls
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    SL3 9JQ
    Status
    Open