OFSTED
26 February 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
9 October 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
28 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
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Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Trust
ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL HIGH WYCOMBE
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,451
1,451 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
40
2.8% of pupils
Male pupils
1,411
97.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.8 pts
below England
School
5.0%
Buckinghamshire
14.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.4 pts
above England
School
24.7%
Buckinghamshire
18.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Buckinghamshire
2.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
36.5%
529
Indian
20.0%
290
Pakistani
13.9%
201
Any other Asian background
6.8%
98
Any other White background
5.0%
73
White and Asian
5.0%
72
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
8.6%
124 of
1,451 pupils
12.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
73.9
34.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.13 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.06%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.16 pts
lower than
England
School
6.06%
Buckinghamshire
5.98%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.28%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.47 pts
higher than
England
School
25.28%
Buckinghamshire
14.74%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.31%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.49 pts
lower than
England
School
0.31%
Buckinghamshire
1.60%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
105.8%
13.5 pts
above England
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
105.8%
Buckinghamshire
99.5%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.