Academy converter · Slough

Herschel Grammar School

11–18Ages
1,062Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
Sixth formAges 16–18
137726URN

Northampton Avenue, Slough, SL1 3BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

7.2per place

4.4 above Slough median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in SloughSelective

1,066 applications for 149 places · 2nd of 15 in Slough

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

76.3of 90

Slough 52.2 England 46.0

3rd of 15 in Slough

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 21 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

7.2applications per place, Year 7

4.4 above Slough median (2.7) 4.9 above England median (2.2)

1,066 applications · 149 places offered · 119 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 7.2; Slough median median 2.7
2025 8.0; Slough median median 3.0
2024 8.0; Slough median median 2.9
2023 7.8; Slough median median 3.4
2022 7.9; Slough median median 3.3
2021 14.5; Slough median median 3.2
2020 7.5; Slough median median 3.3
2019 7.5; Slough median median 3.4
2018 8.3; Slough median median 3.4
2017 7.3; Slough median median 4.2
2016 11.0; Slough median median 4.1
2015 8.8; Slough median median 4.3
2014 10.4; Slough median median 4.4

More applications per place than the Slough median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Slough median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	149	1,066	7.2	119	0.80
Sep 2025	146	1,170	8.0	126	0.86
Sep 2024	149	1,188	8.0	105	0.70
Sep 2023	151	1,179	7.8	131	0.87
Sep 2022	147	1,159	7.9	127	0.86
Sep 2021	121	1,757	14.5	282	2.33
Sep 2020	147	1,100	7.5	132	0.90
Sep 2019	168	1,267	7.5	217	1.29
Sep 2018	151	1,251	8.3	234	1.55
Sep 2017	150	1,096	7.3	189	1.26
Sep 2016	125	1,380	11.0	251	2.01
Sep 2015	111	978	8.8	188	1.69
Sep 2014	102	1,056	10.4	256	2.51

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

149 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)76.33rd of 15 in Slough

Slough 52.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths98%4th of 15 in Slough

Slough 56% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths99%

Slough 76% England 66%

This school
Slough median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.76

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	149	76.3	98%	99%	–
2024/25	150	75.8	99%	100%	–
2023/24	154	75.4	99%	100%	+0.76
2022/23	152	76.2	99%	99%	+0.74

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Herschel Grammar SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

7.2applications per place 76.3Attainment 8 Selective
Baylis Court School
0.7 km · Slough

2026

1.9applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Eden Girls' School, Slough
0.9 km · Slough

Remains Outstanding2024

3.3applications per place 62.2Attainment 8
The Westgate School
1.3 km · Slough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
Grove Academy
1.5 km · Slough

Serious weaknesses 2026

1.6applications per place 34.9Attainment 8
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
1.6 km · Slough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
St Joseph's Catholic High School
1.7 km · Slough

2026

2.7applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
1.8 km · Slough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Beechwood School
2.0 km · Slough

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 33.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137726 · 871/5407
Trust: The Schelwood Trust
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 1,062 on roll
Free school meals: 6.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2012
Replaced: Herschel Grammar School (URN 110103)
Address: Northampton Avenue, Slough, SL1 3BW
Local authority: Slough

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources