Upton Court Grammar School A GSG School
- Upton Court Grammar School
Lascelles Road
Slough
Berkshire
SL3 7PR - Head: Mr Oliver King
- T 01753 522892
- F 01753 538618
- E [email protected]
- W www.uptoncourtgrammar.org.uk
- A state school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Slough
- Pupils: 1,164; sixth formers: 336
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Open days: Contact school.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Outstanding 1
- 16-19 study programmes Outstanding 1
- Outcomes for children and learners Outstanding 1
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1
- 1 Full inspection 29th November 2022
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
A £25m refurb means the site has changed this learning environment beyond recognition. But while surroundings might be ultra-modern, what won’t change is the old-school formality of staff titles. Applies to everyone - even we as visitors got our Judi Dench/Skyfall moment. Support is, say pupils, both ‘comprehensive and well organised’; pupils can now book themselves an Oxbridge style one-to-one tutorial with fifth or sixth formers. Annual sixth form sports day is a nice touch, featuring all the retro favourites, egg and spoon and sack race amongst them...
What the school says...
The entrance examinations for Slough Grammar School consist of: 11+ - VR, non-VR; Sixth Form entry requires a minimum of 4 A*-Bs and passes in English and Maths.
We are an accredited Initial Teacher Training provider and we have The British Council International School status and are a designated Languages and Science College. We offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma and adopt the ethos of the IB learner profile. ...Read more
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School associations
State grammar school
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head of School
Since September 2023, Oliver King BSc MChem PGCE NPQH, previously deputy head. After his degree, master’s and PGCE at the University of Leeds he taught chemistry in Leeds and London. Married with two children, he enjoys keeping up to date with the latest research in all aspects of education.
Entrance
Over 10 applicants per place, of which there are now 165 available in year 7. ‘We are one of the strongest first choice schools in Slough – it’s no longer enough to pass the 11+, you also need a high score,’ says head. Families apply not just from surrounding boroughs, but up to two hours away. At least the tests, administered by Slough Consortium, take some of the pressure off pupils, who take just one batch of tests for four schools. Parents told us...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
As a mainstream mixed selective grammar school our range of pupils with Special Educational Needs is limited by their need to pass the entrance examinations. In Slough we have gained a reputation for promoting inclusion for all pupils with SEN and have a proven track record of managing the needs of these young people with measurable success. We have a number of pupils with a range of physical disabilities, some of whom are wheelchair users. We will soon have a special toilet and shower facility and a physio room to ensure that we can fully meet the needs of these pupils. We also have a number of pupils with sensory impairment, some of whom are statemented. This includes both Visual Impairment and Hearing Impairment. We also have some pupils on the autistic spectrum, including a couple with Asperger's, who have varying degrees of support in the classroom. We have pupils with Specific Learning Difficulty and their needs are met with individual support and a multi-sensory approach to teaching. Special arrangements for examinations are made for pupils with SEN, where their needs indicate this to be appropriate. We have a few pupils with behavioural problems who receive support as required to enable them to access the curriculum and manage their own behaviour. We are fortunate to have access to a wide variety of professionals working as specialists in the fields mentioned above. They provide invaluable support and advice for students, their families and the school staff.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Interpreting catchment maps
The maps show in colour where the pupils at a school came from*. Red = most pupils to Blue = fewest.
Where the map is not coloured we have no record in the previous three years of any pupils being admitted from that location based on the options chosen.
For help and explanation of our catchment maps see: Catchment maps explained
Further reading
If there are more applicants to a school than it has places for, who gets in is determined by which applicants best fulfil the admissions criteria.
Admissions criteria are often complicated, and may change from year to year. The best source of information is usually the relevant local authority website, but once you have set your sights on a school it is a good idea to ask them how they see things panning out for the year that you are interested in.
Many schools admit children based on distance from the school or a fixed catchment area. For such schools, the cut-off distance will vary from year to year, especially if the school give priority to siblings, and the pattern will be of a central core with outliers (who will mostly be siblings). Schools that admit on the basis of academic or religious selection will have a much more scattered pattern.
*The coloured areas outlined in black are Census Output Areas. These are made up of a group of neighbouring postcodes, which accounts for their odd shapes. These provide an indication, but not a precise map, of the school’s catchment: always refer to local authority and school websites for precise information.
The 'hotter' the colour the more children have been admitted.
Children get into the school from here:
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most years
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infrequently
sometimes, but not in this year
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