Upton Court Grammar School
Lascelles Road, Slough, SL3 7PR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- PIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Oliver King
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sponsor
- Upton Court Grammar School
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,115
- Pupils on roll
- 1,155
- URN
- 136420
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753522892
About this school
Upton Court Grammar School is a secondary academy in Slough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,155 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 164 | 165 | 166 |
| Attainment 8 score | 75.9 | 77.6 | 79.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.56 +0.34 to +0.78 | +0.85 +0.63 to +1.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97% | 99.4% | 99.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98% | 99.4% | 99.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 99% | 98.2% | 98.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Upton Court Grammar School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Slough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75.9 | 53.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 77.6 | 55.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 79.9 | 55.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,151 |
| 2023/24 | 1,159 |
| 2024/25 | 1,166 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Upton Court Grammar School compares
Upton Court Grammar School ranked 1st of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79.9 | 4.4% | 9.4% | 1,155 | — |
| St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School | 77.3 | 5.6% | 5.3% | 1,178 | 0.3 miles |
| Ditton Park Academy | 47.4 | 7.6% | 24.9% | 1,131 | 0.5 miles |
| Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College | 42.1 | 6.4% | 33.3% | 1,196 | 1.1 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic High School | 50.1 | 4.8% | 12.2% | 988 | 1.1 miles |
| The Langley Academy | 52.4 | 6.7% | 23% | 1,152 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.43%
- English as an additional language
- 41.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.38%
- Persistent absence
- 14.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School0.3 miles
Secondary · Slough
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Ditton Park Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College1.1 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
St Joseph's Catholic High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
The Langley Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Slough
Other schools in Slough
Upton Court Grammar School ranks 1st of the 16 ranked secondary schools in Slough.
- Baylis Court School Secondary
- Beechwood School Secondary
- Burnham Grammar School Secondary
- Churchmead Church of England (VA) School Secondary
- Ditton Park Academy Secondary
- Eden Girls' School, Slough Secondary
- Herschel Grammar School Secondary
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy Secondary
- Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College Secondary
- St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic High School Secondary
- The Langley Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Upton Court Grammar School teach?
- Upton Court Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Slough.
- Who is the head of school of Upton Court Grammar School?
- The head of school of Upton Court Grammar School is Mr Oliver King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Upton Court Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Upton Court Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Upton Court Grammar School?
- Upton Court Grammar School has 1,155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Upton Court Grammar School full?
- Upton Court Grammar School has capacity for 1,115 pupils and 1,155 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Upton Court Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Upton Court Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Upton Court Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Upton Court Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Upton Court Grammar School?
- Upton Court Grammar School is part of PIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Upton Court Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 75.9 in 2022/23 and 79.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Upton Court Grammar School rank locally?
- Upton Court Grammar School ranked 1st of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Upton Court Grammar School's absence rate?
- Upton Court Grammar School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Upton Court Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Upton Court Grammar School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.