Upton Court Grammar School, Slough

In 2026, pupils at Upton Court Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 77.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 54.3 in Slough and 47 across England.

98% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 59% in Slough and 47% in England.

That is down from 79.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.85: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Biology and Physics.

Upton Court Grammar School is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 195 families put Upton Court Grammar School as their first choice and 1274 named it as one of their preferences, for 165 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 111 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Upton Court Grammar School admits pupils through an entrance test, usually called the 11-plus. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, Upton Court Grammar School ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Slough's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Slough has 4 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Upton Court Grammar School are St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 74.6); Ditton Park Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.7); Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.1); and St Joseph's Catholic High School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54).

Upton Court Grammar School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Upton Court Grammar School is one of 4 schools run by Pioneer Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 165 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 98% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 1% to a further education college.

Of the 157 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 70% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 6% into work. 53% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

8.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 39.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (82%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 50 pupils (4.3%) received SEN support and 6 (0.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Slough Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Slough Grammar School (outside), 220 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Upton Court Grammar School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 505 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Slough (290), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Upton Court Grammar School issued 5 suspensions, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Upton Court Grammar School are St Mary's Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles), Castleview Primary School (0.7 miles), Ryvers School (0.7 miles) and Willow Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.