Upton Court Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Slough
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Qualifying score | 111 |
From Slough grammar schools (Herschel Grammar School website) · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2025
1.427 miles
Distance criteria: last distance offered · Published by the school · offers on 3 March 2025
2023–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Upton Court Grammar School is a secondary school in Slough for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 29 November 2022. The school has published a last distance offered on its own website for Year 7 2023 to 2025 entry.
Upton Court Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2025 | 1.427 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, Year 7 had 195 first-choice applications for 165 offers; 84 offers went to first-choice families and 111 first-choice families (57%) were not offered a place.
- 802 of the 1,274 applications (63%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Slough; 95 offers went to them.
- The last Year 7 offer in 2025 went to a child living 1.427 miles away, nearer than in 2024 and further than in 2023, with sharp swings between years.
- In 2024/25, 99% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Slough.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Slough schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lascelles Road, Slough, SL3 7PR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Slough
- Pupils on roll
- 1,155 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 29 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school and actively commit to the core values of unity, curiosity, growth and service.”
- “Their behaviour is exemplary because of their positive attitudes and their dedication to education.”
- “Pupils are kind and actively support the well-being of other pupils.”
To improve
- “The take up of creative subjects is relatively low.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 99% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 79.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 195 first-preference applications, 165 offers in total, 84 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Slough.
- St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ditton Park Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College 1.1 mi Not judged
- St Joseph's Catholic High School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Langley Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Langley Grammar School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy 1.2 mi Not judged
- Wexham School 1.6 mi School remains Good