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Upton Court Grammar School

Secondary · Slough · SL3 7PR

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 29 November 2022

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At a glance

1,155 pupils · 100% of 1,115 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Selective
Free school meals
9.3% of pupils
English as additional language
41.8% of pupils
SEN support
4.3% of pupils
EHC plan
0.4% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Website
https://www.uptoncourtgrammar.org.uk/
URN
136420

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.18 first-choice applications per place

165 places offered · 195 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

GCSE results (2024/2025)

166 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
79.9
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
99.4%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
99.4%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
7.8
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) B+
43.1
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.2%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
4.1%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 11% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£6,075
Typical secondary school£7,799

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
98%
Continuing in education
98%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
79%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
8%
Any sustained destination
90%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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