Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B83
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Marlow, SL7 2BR
- Distance
- 1.6km away
Great Marlow School
Bobmore Lane, Marlow, SL7 1JE
Local ranking23rd of 37 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1180
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 10 November 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 49.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 69.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 246
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 45.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 36.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
29.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
30.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
121
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 1.2% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 247
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1428
- Boys
- 687 (49%)
- Girls
- 708 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1180 (118% full)
- SEND
- 15.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 16.8%
- EAL
- 9.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.2%
- SEN Support
- 11.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 93.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £1,875/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 77.0%
- White Other: 7.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Asian Indian: 1.3%
- Asian Other: 0.7%
77.0%
White British
7.6%
White Other
3.2%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136964
- UKPRN
- 10034657
- Establishment No.
- 5409
- Trust
- MARLOW EDUCATION TRUST
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