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Royal Grammar School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 7–19 · Independent school

Eskdale Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4DX · rgs.newcastle.sch.uk · 0191 281 5711

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
A levels, 2024/25
A-
average result (47.1 points per entry)
Pupils
1,332
98% of 1,360 places
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Sixth form
Yes

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A- (47.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 25.7 (England 46.3)25.72017/18: 7.6 (England 46.5)7.62018/19: 15.7 (England 46.7)15.72021/22: 16.9 (England 48.8)16.92022/23: 14.7 (England 46.3)14.72023/24: 11.0 (England 45.9)11.02024/25: 10.6 (England 46.0)10.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼10.646.0
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼0.774.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 45.4 (England 30.5)A-2016/17: 46.9 (England 31.1)A-2017/18: 46.8 (England 32.1)A-2018/19: 46.4 (England 32.9)A-2021/22: 49.4 (England 37.9)A2022/23: 48.6 (England 34.2)A2023/24: 49.1 (England 34.4)A2024/25: 47.1 (England 35.0)A-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
164 studentsA- (47.1)Well above average +0.47
164 studentsA- (47.2)Well above average +0.46
52.1%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24163A (49.1)+0.31
2022/23188A (48.6)—
2021/22165A (49.4)—
2018/19176A- (46.4)+0.20
2017/18159A- (46.8)+0.11
2016/17175A- (46.9)+0.08
2015/16162A- (45.4)+0.18

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University77.8+3.1
Further and other education3.1+0.7
Further education0.6—
Other education2.5—
Employment11.7+3.3
Not in a lasting destination3.7−4.1
Activity not captured3.7−1.7

ISI

Royal Grammar School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Met
Inspected
5 to 7 November 2024
Routine inspection

Safeguarding metInspection reports

Standards

Quality of educationMet
Health and emotional wellbeingMet
Social and economic educationMet
Leadership and governanceMet

Earlier inspections

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