86%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
76%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
60.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
29%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
111.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
190
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authoritySlough
PhaseAll-through
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Long Close School · All-through · Slough
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
86%
-10pp
96%79%62%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 86%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
76%
-2pp
85%71%56%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
Attainment 8
60.4
0
60.651.241.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60.4
EBacc entry
29%
+3pp
47%31%15%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 29%
EBacc APS
111.3
-9.5
130.596.562.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 111.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
190
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
Upton Court Road, Upton, Slough, SL3 7LU
Local authority
Slough
Website
Telephone
Email
—
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 86% | 76% | 60.4 | Not applicable | 29% | 111.3 | 29% | 190 |
| 2023/24 | 96% | 78% | 60.4 | Not published | 26% | 120.8 | 30% | 228 |
| 2022/23 | 85% | 85% | 55.5 | Not published | 15% | 62.5 | 15% | 229 |
| 2021/22 | 62% | 56% | 41.8 | Not published | 26% | 130.5 | 26% | 264 |
| 2018/19 | 82% | 65% | 60.6 | Not published | 47% | 93.2 | 47% | 355 |
| 2017/18 | 92% | 92% | 64.5 | Not published | 46% | 77.0 | 46% | 355 |
| 2016/17 | 60% | 50% | 49.2 | Not published | 0% | — | 0% | 328 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 190 | — | 22% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 228 | — | 18% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 229 | — | 1% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 264 | — | 11% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 271 | — | 11% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 355 | — | 1% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 328 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.