Sir William Borlase's Grammar School

State-Funded School

sir-william-borlases-grammar-school-buckinghamshire-south-east

South EastRegion

BuckinghamshireLocal Authority

BeaconsfieldConstituency

SL7 2BRPostcode

10.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sir William Borlase's Grammar School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Buckinghamshire, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,222 pupils. Sir William Borlase's Grammar School is part of Marlow Education 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: 72.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 96.7%
EBacc average point score: 6.87

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

11%

Black

<1%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,222

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,222
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Marlow Education Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
19 Jul 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.