Royal Grammar School (Newcastle) A GSG School
- Royal Grammar School (Newcastle)
Eskdale Terrace
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4DX - Head: Geoffrey Stanford
- T 01912 815711
- F 01912 120392
- E admissions@rgs.newcastle.sch.uk
- W www.rgs.newcastle.sch.uk/
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Pupils: 1,020; sixth formers: 332
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £18,558 pa (last updated on 15/01/2025)
- Open days: November
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Royal Grammar Junior School (Newcastle)
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Highly competitive entrance process; head says the school is ‘unashamedly academic’. Given the physical constraints of the site, improvements around the original hall and classrooms have been blended in with architectural aplomb and some grace. Huge variety of clubs. Pupils identified co-curricular offer as one of their highlights. Parents also said, there is ‘an incredible...
What the school says...
Main co-ed entry points are at ages 7, 9, 11 and sixth form. Entrance examinations consist of: Age 11: English, Maths & VR followed by an interview. At 16 students are assessed individually (usually subject to exam results at GCSE).
Ages 7 and 9: in class assessment - a series of activities and academic exercises (usually an English, Maths and PE task). ...Read more
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Curricula
Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.
Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Performing arts specialist school
Sports
Rowing
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2019, Geoffrey Stanford. Originally appointed on a temporary basis, he clearly made an impression in his baptism of fire during Covid and was quickly made permanent. Educated at Eton, recipient of an Oppidan scholarship, progressed to St Hugh’s College, Oxford where he read classics. MBA from INSEAD.
A spell as captain in the Grenadier Guards, followed by time in investment banking, led eventually to teaching economics at Millfield School. Thence to Pangbourne as housemaster, Sevenoaks as deputy head and headship of Fettes College, before taking up post at RGS. Described by parents as a ‘values led leader’, both ‘kind and tough’ they feel he is ‘doing a good job’. Parents like that he spends at least one morning a week standing on the school gate, as he was on...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The Director of Student Progress, Learning and Support oversees arrangements for co-ordinating and monitoring SEND provision throughout the school, working closely with the Pastoral Director and heads of year in the senior school and with the Head of Learning Support in the junior school. Together they have general responsibility for monitoring the progress of students with SEND and maintaining communication with their teachers.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
Y |
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
Y |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Y |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barfield School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Parkside School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Royal Grammar Junior School (Newcastle) | 2024 | Majority straight through to secondary school |
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