Arbour Vale School

State-Funded School

arbour-vale-school-slough-south-east

South EastRegion

SloughLocal Authority

BeaconsfieldConstituency

SL2 3AEPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Arbour Vale School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–19, located in Slough, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 384 pupils. Arbour Vale School is part of Orchard Hill College Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

21%

Asian

51%

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

384

Total Pupils

71%Boys

29%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

49%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 2 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 384
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Orchard Hill College Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Feb 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
4 Sept 2017	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.