Royal Grammar School
About the school
Royal Grammar School is a state-funded grammar school in South East England.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 26 February 2025
- Published
- 26 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Improved significantly
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 73.9
- Buckinghamshire
- 53.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Buckinghamshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 97.60%
- Buckinghamshire
- 58.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 100.00%
- Buckinghamshire
- 73.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 94.70%
- Buckinghamshire
- 43.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 7.18
- Buckinghamshire
- 4.79
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- A-
Average A-level points
- School
- 46.22
AAB or better
- School
- 47.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1409
Girls
0.00%
Boys
100.00%
SEN support
6.60%
Education, health and care plan
0.50%
English as an additional language
29.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
5.69%
Overall absence
6.06
Persistent absence
25.28
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
203
Sustained education or employment
99%
Education
98%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
Less than 0.5%
Not sustained
Less than 0.5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
209
Sustained education or employment
86%
Higher education
74%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
9%
Admissions
In order to gain entry to the school, pupils from primary schools in the local area are invited to do an entrance exam, the eleven-plus exam. RGS admits 182 day boys each year and 10 boarding boys. Entry for boarding is somewhat different, with the school having extra requirements for applications such as interviews beyond the 11+ exam requirement. Prospective boys who did not take the 11+ (e.g. those who join in later years or those who come from different counties or countries not taking the 11+) also take the school's own entry tests, consisting of a test in both their Mathematics and English subject abilities.