Central Slough & Upton Court in Slough Early years summary

Local area: Central Slough & Upton Court

Local authority: Slough

Summary

Central Slough & Upton Court (E02003417) is part of Slough local authority (view on map). Central Slough & Upton Court has an approximate population of 13,000 people, of which 9.3% are children 5 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Central Slough & Upton Court neighbours Chalvey, Langley St Mary's, Langley Kederminster, Windsor Town & Eton, Datchet, and Wexham Road.

Headlines for early years in Slough

The data below is only available at local authority level

  • No data was collected for the oral health measure in Slough
Guidance and data sources

Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Central Slough & Upton Court is the 10th least deprived area in Slough (out of 15) with 42% of children living in low-income families, compared to 40% across Slough and 38% nationally.

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Provider information

Registered childcare providers

Central Slough & Upton Court has 13 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Central Slough & Upton Court
All childcare providers 13
Childminders 6
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 7

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Central Slough & Upton Court since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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Summary of Ofsted findings

Summary of Ofsted findings

Inspection of Slough’s local authority children’s services

These inspections focus on the effectiveness of local authority services and arrangements:

  • to help and protect children, and enable families to stay together and get the help they need
  • the experiences and progress of children in care wherever they live, including those children who return home
  • the arrangements for permanence for children who are looked after, in stable, loving homes, including adoption
  • the experiences and progress of care leavers.
Inspection type Inspection start date Overall effectiveness Impact of leaders Help and protection Children in care Care leavers
ILACS Standard Inspection 6 July 2026 Not judged Inadequate Inadequate Inadequate Inadequate

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Area SEND inspection of Slough Local Area Partnership

The purpose of an area SEND inspection is to:

  • provide an independent, external evaluation of the effectiveness of the local area partnership’s arrangements for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
  • where appropriate, recommend what the local area partnership should do to improve the arrangements.
Inspection outcome

Slough was last inspected on 7 July 2025.

There are widespread and/or systemic failings leading to significant concerns about the experiences and outcomes of children and young people with SEND, which the local area partnership must address urgently. The local area partnership must prepare and submit a priority area SEND action plan addressing the areas for priority action that we identified.

They were given 5 areas for priority action.

A monitoring inspection will be carried out within approximately 18 months. The next full area SEND inspection will be within approximately 3 years.

Ofsted and Care Quality Commission (CQC) ask that the local area partnership updates and publishes its strategic plan based on the recommendations set out in this report.

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Joint targeted area inspection of Slough local authority

The agencies for these inspections can include the police, children’s social care, probation services, education and relevant health services. Inspectors will also evaluate how local agencies work with education and childcare providers. The focus of these inspections is how effectively the local safeguarding partners work together at the practice and strategic levels.

Theme Inspection start date Link
There have been no JTAI inspections for this local authority.

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Early years population

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Percentage of Central Slough & Upton Court population by age group

Table showing percentage of Central Slough & Upton Court population by age group

% in Central Slough & Upton Court % in Slough % National
Age 5 and under 9.3% 8.9% 6.4%
Under 1 year 1.3% 1.4% 1.0%
1 year 1.4% 1.5% 1.0%
2 years 1.5% 1.4% 1.1%
3 years 1.8% 1.4% 1.1%
4 years 1.7% 1.5% 1.1%
5 years 1.7% 1.5% 1.1%

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Local authority context

Early years pupil premium

In Slough, 4.1% of children are receiving the early years pupil premium, compared to 5.1% nationally.

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Percentage of children in receipt of early years pupil premium

Table showing the percentage of children in receipt of early years pupil premium

Number in Slough % in Slough % National
Receiving pupil premium 603 4.1% 5.1%

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Children looked after

The percentage of 'children looked after' in Slough is suppressed to protect confidentiality for under 1 year olds and suppressed to protect confidentiality for 1 to 4 year olds. The national average is 0.6% for under 1 year olds and 0.4% for 1 to 4 year olds.

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Table showing percentage of children looked after in Slough

Number in Slough % in Slough % National
Children looked after (under 1 year) – – 0.6%
Children looked after (aged 1 to 4 years) – – 0.4%

Percentage of children looked after in Slough

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Special educational needs and disabilities in state-funded schools

This data is taken from the school census data for children aged 5 and under with special educational needs and disabilities in state-funded settings.

In Slough, 4.2% of children aged 5 and under receive SEN support in state-funded settings and 1.6% have an EHC plan, compared to 4.5% and 1.4% nationally.

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Percentage of children with SEND in state-funded settings by age group

Table showing percentage of children with SEND in state-funded settings by age group

Number in Slough % in Slough % National
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (age 5 and under) 627 4.2% 4.5%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (under 2 years) 18 0.2% 0.3%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (3 years) 100 4.2% 3.7%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (4 years) 241 9.3% 9.2%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (5 years) 268 10% 12%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (age 5 and under) 240 1.6% 1.4%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (under 2 years) 0 0% 0%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (3 years) 16 0.7% 0.3%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (4 years) 72 2.8% 3.1%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (5 years) 152 5.9% 4.8%

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Education, health and care plans

This data is taken from the local authority level data for children aged 5 and under issued with an education, health and care (EHC) plan in Slough.

In Slough, 1.8% of children aged 5 and under have an EHC plan, compared to 1.6% nationally.

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Percentage of children with an EHCP in Slough by age group

Table showing percentage of children with an EHCP in Slough by age group

Number in Slough % in Slough % National
Total: Children with an EHCP (age 5 and under) 261 1.8% 1.6%
Total: Children with an EHCP (under 2 years) 1 0% 0%
Total: Children with an EHCP (3 years) 25 1.0% 0.8%
Total: Children with an EHCP (4 years) 81 3.1% 3.4%
Total: Children with an EHCP (5 years) 154 5.9% 5.0%

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Early years funded takeup

In Slough, take-up of funded early years places is 59% for 2-year-olds, 88% for 3-year-olds, and 87% for 4-year-olds, compared to 72%, 88%, and 93% nationally.

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Percentage of eligible children taking up funded early years places

Table showing percentage of eligible children taking up funded early years places

Funded early years places for 2-year-olds Number of eligible 2-year-olds % of population aged 2 % take-up of funded places
Slough 397 17% 59%
National 119,598 19% 72%
Funded early years places for 3-year-olds Number of eligible 3-year-olds % of population aged 3 % take-up of funded places
Slough All 3-year olds are eligible 88%
National 88%
Funded early years places for 4-year-olds Number of eligible 4-year-olds % of population aged 4 % take-up of funded places
Slough All 4-year olds are eligible 87%
National 93%
The 2-, 3-, and 4-year-old funded places tables look different because they measure different things; funded places for 2-year-olds are only for children considered to be disadvantaged, while for 3- and 4-year-olds everyone is entitled to a funded place.

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Children's overweight and obesity

In Slough, 19% of reception-age children are overweight or obese, compared to 24% nationally.

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Percentage of reception-age children overweight or obese

Table showing percentage of reception-age children overweight or obese

Number in Slough % in Slough % National
Children's overweight and obesity (reception-age children) 370 19% 24%

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Oral health

The percentage of children aged 5 with visible tooth decay (oral health issues) is not available for Slough. However, the national average is 22%.

No data was collected for the oral health measure in Slough.

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Percentage of 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay

Table showing percentage of 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay

Number examined in Slough % examined in Slough % in Slough % National
Oral health (visible tooth decay in 5-year-olds) – – – 22%

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