OFSTED’S annual report on educational standards has revealed a decline over the last four years in the number of children attending good or outstanding secondary state schools in the Royal Borough – while numbers have increased in Slough.

The report by the government’s main schools inspection body reveals that the Royal Borough is ranked 121st out of 152 education areas in the country when it comes to secondary schools – with only 67 per cent of children at schools with the top two ratings.

The number is up six per cent since last year but down 10 per cent since 2012. A total of 87 per cent of pupils go to academy schools that have opted out of the control of the council. But in Slough, 92 per cent of secondary school pupils go to good or outstanding schools – a jump of 19 per cent since 2012 – with 70 per cent attending academies. It is ranked 35th in the country.

When it comes to primary schools the Royal Borough can boast 91 per cent of pupils in good or outstanding schools – up 14 per cent on last year, ranking it 87th in the country. Only 23 per cent in this category are at schools run as academies.

In Slough, 90 per cent go to good or outstanding primaries, up 27 per cent since 2012, with 57 per cent at academy schools – making Slough 94th across the country.