Sir William Borlase's Grammar School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address West Street
Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL7 2BR
Phone 01628816500
Reference Number 136781

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1205
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.38%
Girls: 50.62%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 2.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 11.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 75 75 150
8 67 83 150
9 86 64 150
10 79 72 151
11 90 61 151
12 107 120 227
13 91 135 226

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 69.4%
Indian 8.1%
White, Other 7.3%
Mixed, Other 4.8%
White & Asian 4.4%
Pakistani 1.7%
Unclassified 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
African 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 2024-06-10
Date Report
2024-05-01 School inspection:OutstandingSchool inspection, PDF - 10 June 2024
2012-06-27 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 19 July 2012
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 18 February 2012
Previously as Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
2010-06-30 Interim assessmentInterim assessment, PDF - 22 July 2010
2009-01-29 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 17 April 2009
2007-02-05 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 06 March 2007
2003-02-24 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 05 June 2003
2010-06-30 Interim assessmentInterim assessment, PDF - 22 July 2010
2009-01-29 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 17 April 2009
2007-02-05 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 06 March 2007
2003-02-24 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 05 June 2003

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 96.7% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 98% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 45.19 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 44.61 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade A- B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) B+ B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 44.4% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 153 2
Third Preference 120 0
From another Local Authority 245 52

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
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0.36 miles
Spinfield School
Terrington Hill, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 2RE
0.42 miles
Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School
Wethered Road, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 3AG
0.42 miles
Marlow Church of England Infant School
Sandygate Road, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 3AZ
0.61 miles
Bisham Church of England Academy
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0.65 miles
Foxes Piece School
Newfield Road, Foxes Piece School, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1JW
0.71 miles
Burford School
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1.26 miles
Herries Preparatory School
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1.48 miles
Cookham Dean CofE Primary School
Bigfrith Lane, Cookham Dean, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 9PH
1.65 miles
Danesfield School
Henley Road, Medmenham, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 2EW
1.7 miles
Little Marlow CofE School
School Lane, Little Marlow, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 3SA
2.14 miles
Cookham Rise Primary School
High Road, Cookham Rise, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 9JF
2.62 miles
Cookham Nursery School
Station Hill, Maidenhead, SL6 9BT
2.77 miles
Claytons Primary School
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2.98 miles
Chepping View Primary Academy
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3.11 miles
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3.15 miles
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3.15 miles
Westfield School
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3.15 miles
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3.2 miles
Alwyn Infant School
Mulberry Walk, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 6EU
3.24 miles
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Great Marlow School
Bobmore Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1JE
0.99 miles
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Furze Platt Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7NQ
2.95 miles
Cressex Community School
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3.08 miles
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3.26 miles
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3.32 miles
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3.35 miles
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3.39 miles
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3.46 miles
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3.48 miles
St Michael's Catholic School
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3.51 miles
Claires Court Schools
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3.82 miles
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3.96 miles
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3.98 miles
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4.27 miles
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4.4 miles
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4.43 miles
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4.44 miles
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4.62 miles
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4.73 miles
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4.75 miles
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