Desborough College
About the school
Desborough College is an open secondary school in Windsor and Maidenhead.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 17 May 2024
- Published
- 1 July 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45.7
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- 47.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 53.50%
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- 49.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.30%
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- 68.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 39.50%
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- 38.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.06
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- 4.23
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.21
AAB or better
- School
- 8.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
578
Girls
0.69%
Boys
99.31%
SEN support
7.61%
Education, health and care plan
2.94%
English as an additional language
21.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.01%
Overall absence
7.41
Persistent absence
26.76
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
184
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
93%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
57
Sustained education or employment
81%
Higher education
30%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
11%
Employment
37%