Herschel Grammar School | Secondary with sixth form in Slough | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Herschel Grammar School

SecondaryPost 16

Slough · Slough · SL1 3BW www.herschel.slough.sch.uk

Pupils
1,062
cap. 900
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
21 May 2024
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
18 Sep 2012
Full inspectionOutstanding
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10 Aug 2012
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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Admissions policy · Selective

This school is in Slough. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
100%
0pp
LA
73%
England
66%
100%100%99%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
99%
-1pp
LA
59%
England
46%
99%95%90%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
75.8
+0.4
LA
53.9
England
46.8
78.072.567.0
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
78%
-5pp
LA
55%
England
41%
83%59%35%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
10.9
-0.2
LA
7.9
England
7.7
11.19.68.1
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.76
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
41.7
+2.7
LA
31.9
England
32.4
41.738.134.5
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
-0.11
0
LA
-0.19
-0.1-0.1-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
40%
+10pp
LA
15%
England
14%
40%31%21%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B+
0
B+B-C+
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.11
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

100%

staying in education or employment

0% did not stay in education or employment

Education100%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment0%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

87%

staying in education or employment

7% did not stay in education or employment

6% no destination recorded

Education72%
Apprenticeships6%
Employment9%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,056
cap. 900
1,0801,009937
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.9
LA AVG 20.13:1
19.917.815.6
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
40%
LA AVG 44.93%
48%44%40%
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FSM eligible
8%
LA AVG 23.26%
14%10%6%
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SEN
2%
LA AVG 11.29%
2%1%1%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
7%
England
9%
7%5%3%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
19%
LA
21%
England
24%
27%15%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressNorthampton Avenue, Slough, SL1 3BW
Telephone01753520950
Local authoritySlough
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterNone
Finance£7569 spend / pupil£7327 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Feb 2012 (was URN 110103)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/25100%99%75.8Not applicable78%10.9150
2023/24100%99%75.4+0.7682%11.1154
2022/2399%99%76.2+0.7482%11.0152
2021/22100%99%78.0+0.7383%11.0149
2018/1999%94%74.0+0.9743%8.1122
2017/1899%90%68.0+0.5435%9.2153
2016/1799%91%67.0+0.7440%120
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2578%
2023/2482%
2022/2382%
2021/2283%
2018/1953%
2017/1864%
2016/1752%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2541.7B+-0.1140%150
2023/2439.0B-0.1530%155
2022/2339.4B34%162
2021/2241.1B34%167
2018/1937.2B--0.0635%133
2017/1835.5B--0.0822%160
2016/1734.5C+-0.0821%141

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,05618.92%40%8%6%19%
2023/241,05719.71%43%8%6%18%
2022/231,06819.11%46%8%7%27%
2021/221,08019.81%46%8%5%12%
2020/211,06719.91%48%6%
2018/1997518.51%45%9%4%4%
2017/1895617.01%43%10%4%8%
2016/1793715.62%42%14%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.