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Upton Court Grammar School[1]

Grammar · Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 77 77.3 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B+ B+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
77.3 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
98.2% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
80.7% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.85 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 79.9[6] 99.4%[6]
2023/24 77.6[4] 99.4%[4] +0.85[4]
2022/23 75.9[7] 97%[7] +0.56[7]
2021/22 74.9[8] 99%[8] +0.51[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
40.8% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[10] 32.5%[10]
2022/23 B[11] 33.5%[11]
2021/22 B+[12] 45.7%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 21.1%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
98% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
88% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
4% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
5% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 99%[15] 88%[15] 7%[15] 1%[15] 0%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 99%[16] 88%[16] 6%[16] 3%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 100%[17] 93%[17] 3%[17] 3%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 99%[18] 92%[18] 3%[18] 3%[18] 0%[18] 0%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
90% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
79% 2022/23[19]
Education
79% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[19]
Employment
8% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 89%[20] 80%[20] 80%[20] 2%[20] 7%[20]
2020/21 91%[21] 76%[21] 78%[21] 1%[21] 12%[21]
2019/20 83%[22] 66%[22] 72%[22] 4%[22] 7%[22]
2018/19 92%[23] 72%[23] 77%[23] 3%[23] 12%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
94% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
54% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
40% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
1% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 91%[26] 54%[26]
2019/20 88%[25] 42%[25] 40%[25] 1%[25]
2018/19 87%[27] 39%[27] 33%[27] 3%[27]
2017/18 84%[28] 35%[28] 30%[28] 2%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
29 Nov 2022[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
23 Jan 2023[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
7.7 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
1274 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
195 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
165 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
1.2 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 1382[30] 222[30] 163[30] 8.5[30] 1.4[30]
Entry Sept 2024 1404[30] 211[30] 164[30] 8.6[30] 1.3[30]
Entry Sept 2023 1305[30] 231[30] 161[30] 8.1[30] 1.4[30]
Entry Sept 2022 1192[30] 262[30] 162[30] 7.4[30] 1.6[30]

Admissions

Application deadline, 11+ entry
31 Oct 2026 Entry Sept 2027[31]
Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
165 Entry Sept 2027[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1115[1]
Trust
PIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST[1]
Local authority
Slough[1]
Website
https://www.uptoncourtgrammar.org.uk/[1]
District
Slough[32]
Postcode
SL3 7PR[1]
URN
136420[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1166 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
41.8% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
4.3% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
0.4% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
9.4% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
3.2%[34]
Mixed
9.4%[34]
Asian
82.5%[34]
Black
2.9%[34]
Any other ethnic group
1.2%[34]
Unclassified
0.8%[34]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  31. uptoncourtgrammar.org.uk: uptoncourtgrammar.org.uk — UCGS Admissions Arrangements 2027-28 (PDF). Period 2026-10-16. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (2)
    The closing date for receipt of applications by Slough Borough Council for admission into Year 7 in September 2027 will be 31st October 2026. (p. 1)
    The school's Published Admissions Number (PAN) for Year 7 Entry in September 2027 is 165. (p. 1)
  32. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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