What is The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe's Ofsted rating?

The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe received a Good rating from Ofsted following its 2019 inspection.

What do parents say about The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe?

Ofsted Parent View (Sept 2025, 360 responses): 97% of parents would recommend The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe.

What are The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe's latest exam results?

The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 73.7. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe located?

The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe is a secondary school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire (HP13 6QT).

How many pupils attend The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe?

The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe has around 1,409 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe with other schools?

View The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe's full profile on FavSchools for available results and school details, then use the comparison tool or interactive map to explore nearby alternatives in Buckinghamshire.

SecondaryData as of May 2026

The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe

Amersham Road, High Wycombe, HP13 6QT

Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Selective · Boys

Ofsted

Good

Oct 2019

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

73.7school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Before you apply

Confirm entry-year admission rules, places and selection requirements with the school or local authority.

This is a grammar school

Entry is by the 11+ exam, sat in September of Year 6

Selection: Selective grammar
Exam system: Own / consortium test

Admits by the 11+ exam; many grammars also use distance or catchment as a tie-breaker once the pass mark is met.

Buckinghamshire tests children by default - registration is opt-out rather than opt-in. The test is sat in September of Year 6.

Grammars in Buckinghamshire Understand the 11+How to apply

11+ details as of 2026-05. Always confirm with the local authority or consortium.

Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

73.7

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

65.7%

Basics 9-5

97.6%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

73.7

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	76.0	46.4
2023/24	75.1	46.4
2024/25	73.7	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	+0.96	0.00
2023/24	+1.13	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

94.7%

EBacc APS

7.17

EBacc 9-5

76.3%

EBacc 9-4

89.4%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

46.22

A*-A Grades

58.7%

A*-B Grades

85.1%

AAB+ %

47.7%

APS per Entry

National avgSelective avg

Grade Distribution (%)

A*-A% / A*-B% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

Based on 204 students entered

Community & Reviews

What parents say and who teaches here

Location & Area

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Inadequate

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