Desborough College

State-Funded School

desborough-college-windsor-and-maidenhead-south-east

South EastRegion

Windsor and MaidenheadLocal Authority

MaidenheadConstituency

SL6 2QBPostcode

6.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Desborough College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Windsor and Maidenhead, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 539 pupils. Desborough College is part of PIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 53.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.06

Ethnicity

White

49%

Asian

30%

Black

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

539

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 539
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: PIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 17 May 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
22 Oct 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.