1
Herschel Grammar School
Slough • Berkshire • SL1 3BW
1
25 Jun 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Berkshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the county of Berkshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
58
Outstanding
14
Good
33
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 26% · G: 62% · RI: 9% · I: 2%
2
Reading School
Reading • Berkshire • RG1 5LW
1
31 Jan 2024
3
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
Slough • Berkshire • SL3 7AF
1
14 Jan 2024
4
The Holt School
Wokingham • Berkshire • RG41 1EE
1
22 May 2023
5
Upton Court Grammar School
Slough • Berkshire • SL3 7PR
1
23 Jan 2023
6
Edgbarrow School
Crowthorne • Berkshire • RG45 7HZ
1
12 Jan 2023
7
Kendrick School
Reading • Berkshire • RG1 5BN
1
12 Jan 2023
8
Langley Grammar School
Langley • Berkshire • SL3 7QS
1
30 Jan 2022
9
St Bartholomew's School
Newbury • Berkshire • RG14 6JP
1
8 Dec 2021
10
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading • Berkshire • RG6 7HS
1
10 Mar 2020
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Newlands Girls' School 1 • Nov 2018
- Eden Girls' School, Slough 1 • Jun 2018
- The Westgate School 1 • Apr 2014
- Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College 1 • Dec 2013
- Kennet School 2 • Jul 2024
- Denefield School 2 • Dec 2023
- The Emmbrook School 2 • Nov 2023
- Holyport College 2 • Jul 2023
- The Langley Academy 2 • Jul 2023
- Charters School 2 • May 2023