The Westgate School is a co-educational secondary modern foundation school

Foundation school

In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools....

. in Cippenham

Cippenham

Cippenham is a suburb of the unitary authority of Slough in the county of Berkshire, England. It was transferred to Berkshire from Buckinghamshire in 1974.The name, Cippenham derives from the old English Cippan-ham, meaning Cippa's homestead....

, Slough

Slough

Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...

, Berkshire

Berkshire

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, England

England

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. It has recently launched a sixth form

Sixth form

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, which is part of the Herschel Consortium.

Ofsted

Ofsted

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 in their 2004 report described the school as 'a very good school where extremely positive attitudes to learning are fostered and pupils achieve to their full potential.'

Ofsted

Ofsted

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in 2008 described the school as 'a good school with many outstanding features'

The school celebrated its 50th anniversary on 27 September 2008.

Charline, from Around the World in 80 schools visited The Westgate School on 17 March 2008. And this school, was number 5 on her list of 80 schools to visit. This link is for the website.http://www.aroundtheworldin80schools.com/schools/school5.php