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Herschel Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Northampton Avenue, Slough SL1 3BW · herschel.slough.sch.uk · 01753 520950
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 75.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Slough 53.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,062
- 162 over 900 places · 118%
- Local authority
- Slough
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
- First language not English
- 38.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Schelwood Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 119 families put the school first and 149 places were offered; 34% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 149 | 119 | 0.8 | 34% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 146 | 126 | 0.9 | 37% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 149 | 105 | 0.7 | 40% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 151 | 131 | 0.9 | 39% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 147 | 127 | 0.9 | 39% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 75.8, and 98.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Slough it was 53.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (41.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲75.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲98.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲78.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 89 | −5 |
| Sixth form college | 4.5 | +3.2 |
| Further education | 3.2 | +1.2 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.6 | — |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 148 students | B+ (41.7) | Below average -0.11 | |
| 148 students | B+ (41.8) | Below average -0.12 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 152 | B (39) | -0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 155 | B (39.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 163 | B (41.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 129 | B- (37.2) | -0.06 |
| 2017/18 | 160 | B- (35.6) | -0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 140 | C+ (34.5) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 153 | B- (35.1) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 72.1 | +4.6 |
| Other education | 1.9 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8 | +4.1 |
| Employment | 5.8 | −7.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | −0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 5.8 | −0.9 |
Ofsted
Herschel Grammar School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 21 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 21 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding May 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 70
- 7% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied