Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Marlow, Buckinghamshire
11+ scores · 2027 entry
| Lower qualifying score for reserved places | 110 |
| Qualifying score | 121 |
From Sir William Borlase's Grammar School · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.121 miles
Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School is a secondary school in Marlow, Buckinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 1 May 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Sir William Borlase's 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 2026 | 3.121 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 3.327 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 3.743 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 3.172 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 3.188 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 2.876 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 3.236 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 1.739 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 3.367 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 3.367 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 entry in 2026 drew 257 first-choice applications for 146 offers, the 2nd highest of 34 Buckinghamshire secondary schools.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 144 offers went to first-choice families, and 113 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 3.121 miles away, the 11th shortest of 25 Buckinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 97% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Buckinghamshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- West Street, Marlow, SL7 2BR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,222 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 1 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff understand that this only happens by focusing as much on personal development as on academic results.”
- “The highly ambitious curriculum is designed so that pupils from Year 7 onwards study each subject broadly and deeply.”
- “Thanks to consistently high-quality teaching, pupils achieve exceptionally well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (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) | 97% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 72.4 | 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: 257 first-preference applications, 146 offers in total, 144 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 Buckinghamshire.
- Great Marlow School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cressex Community School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- John Hampden Grammar School 3.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- E-Act Bourne End Academy 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Wycombe High School 3.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Highcrest Academy 4.7 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe 5.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Sir William Ramsay School 6.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
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