Herschel Grammar School
Northampton Avenue, Slough, SL1 3BWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Herschel Grammar School is a secondary school in Slough for ages 11 to 18. It is one of the 59 schools in Slough. It ranks 2nd of 16 secondary schools in Slough. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 May 2024, report published 25 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 May 2024
Pupils thrive in the vibrant community of this school. They are ambitious for themselves and what they can achieve, modelled by the high aspirations that staff have for them, but also fostered by an increasing independence as they progress through the school. Lessons are engaging places of learning, where pupils are keen to ask questions and challenge one another's opinions, founded on the highly secure knowledge and skills they have accrued as a result of exceptional teaching. Relationships across the school are warm and founded on respect. Pupils live out daily the school's values of responsibility, success and care. Pupils are known well by staff, meaning they know how best to support them, both academically and more widely. Behaviour is exceptionally settled and calm, both in lessons and at social times. Pupils achieve exceptionally well in this school. At GCSE and A Level, outcomes are high and often sit in the highest percentages nationally. But it is not just in examination outcomes that pupils thrive. They are happy and proud to be associated with their school. Pupils engage with work beyond the school in their local community, such as litter picking, volunteering in care homes and nurseries and supporting local events.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
150 pupils in the year group
A level results (key stage 5), 2024/25
148 students
Average A level grade B+, England average B-
Pupil numbers and mix
1,062 pupils on roll, with places for 900
Schools near Herschel Grammar School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylis Court School | 0.4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Attainment 8: 51.7 |
| Eden Girls' School, Slough | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 59.4 |
| The Westgate School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Attainment 8: 40.6 |
| Grove Academy | 0.9 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | Attainment 8: 41.1 |
| Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | Attainment 8: 38.3 |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE SCHELWOOD TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Ms Joanne Rockall
- Phone
- 01753520950
- Address
- Northampton Avenue, Slough, SL1 3BW
- Local authority
- Slough
- URN
- 137726
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.