Desborough College, Maidenhead

Overview

Desborough College is a state-funded school (academy sponsor led) in Maidenhead, South East, for pupils aged 11–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy sponsor led
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Secondary
Age range: Ages 11–18
Gender of entry: Boys
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: Yes
School capacity: 1,140
Pupils on roll: 539
URN: 138879

Admissions

Admissions policy: Non-selective
Local authority: Windsor and Maidenhead
Academy trust or group: PIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 1,117
Pupils on roll: 580
Unfilled places at survey date: 537

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences: 48
Total preferences: 493
Offers made: 75

First preferences compared with offers

0.64 first preferences per offer

48 first preferences and 75 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	48	493	75
2025/26	65	281	103
2024/25	54	296	94
2023/24	77	292	144
2022/23	101	312	136

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

2024/25 results

Attainment 8 score
School
45.7
England
47.1
Pupils included: 114
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
School
53.5%
England
46.5%
Pupils included: 114
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
School
69.3%
England
66.4%
Pupils included: 114
Entering the EBacc
School
39.5%
England
41.5%
Pupils included: 114

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 17 May 2024 · Published 1 July 2024
Outcome: School remains Good

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 2QB
Local authority: Windsor and Maidenhead
Area: Schools in Windsor and Maidenhead

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