Herschel Grammar School

State-Funded School

herschel-grammar-school-slough-south-east

South EastRegion

SloughLocal Authority

SloughConstituency

SL1 3BWPostcode

10.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Herschel Grammar School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Slough, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,062 pupils. Herschel Grammar School is part of The Schelwood Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 75.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 98.7%
EBacc average point score: 7.25

Ethnicity

White

Asian

77%

Black

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,062

Total Pupils

60%Boys

40%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

38%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,062
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Schelwood Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 Jun 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
18 Oct 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.