Secondary schools in West Berkshire
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
West Berkshire has 10 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,976 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 88% stayed in education (England 86%): 54% in a school sixth form, 6% at a sixth form college, 25% at a further education college.
4% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
3% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 42% of students in West Berkshire went to university (England 37%), and 21% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: West Berkshire against England
| Measure | West Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,976 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 54% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 6% | 13% |
| — further education college | 25% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in West Berkshire
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (10)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denefield SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,171 | 87% | 44% | 32% | 4% | 37% | 47.0 | 50% |
| John O'Gaunt SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 439 | 74% | 12% | 59% | 2% | — | 32.0 | 25% |
| Kennet SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,824 | 85% | 63% | 17% | 7% | 54% | 46.5 | 46% |
| Little Heath SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,682 | 88% | 51% | 32% | 4% | 45% | 48.2 | 47% |
| Park House SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 981 | 86% | 46% | 27% | 3% | 67% | 55.9 | 62% |
| St Bartholomew's SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,905 | 95% | 68% | 22% | 3% | 57% | 56.2 | 58% |
| Theale Green SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 803 | 76% | 45% | 24% | 8% | 34% | 38.5 | 31% |
| The Downs SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | — | 94% | 75% | 15% | 2% | 49% | 53.4 | 54% |
| The Willink SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,205 | 91% | 56% | 22% | 1% | 45% | 51.9 | 57% |
| Trinity SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,349 | 85% | 51% | 32% | 5% | 49% | 42.9 | 39% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (9)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 13% | — | — |
| Bradfield Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 810 | — | — | — | — | — | 32.6 | 0% |
| Downe Houseindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 535 | — | — | — | — | — | 18.6 | 0% |
| Pangbourne Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 393 | — | — | — | — | — | 33.7 | 0% |
| St Gabriel's Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 442 | — | — | — | — | — | 59.7 | 64% |
| Mary Hare Schoolspecial · Non-maintained special school · sixth form | 146 | 100% | 12% | 20% | 0% | — | 31.5 | 19% |
| The Castle Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 228 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Mile House Therapeutic Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6 | 0% |
| Brookfields Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 224 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |