Baylis Court School
Academy converter · sixth form · 921 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.7
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Upton Court Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,155of 1,115 places
- Free school meals
- 9.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 166
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 29 November 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Slough Grammar School (URN 110104, until 1 January 2011).
What the data says
Of the 164 pupils who finished Year 11 at Upton Court Grammar School in 2023, 88% stayed on in Upton Court Grammar School’s own sixth form (Slough average 57%), 5% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 164 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 79% went to university (Slough 46%, England 37%), and 54% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 79.9 against 46.1 across England and 53.1 in Slough, with 99% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Upton Court Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
Computer Science is unusually popular at GCSE: 58% of the year group took it, against 13% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Slough and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Upton Court Grammar School | Slough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 164 | 2,372 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 98% | 90% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 88% | 57% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 4% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 5% | 29% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Upton Court Grammar School | Slough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 164 | 3,011 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 79% | 46% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 54% | 22% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 8% | 26% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 12% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Upton Court Grammar School | Slough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 79.9 | 53.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 99% | 58% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 72% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 98% | 52% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.81 | 4.80 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 12% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 80.0 | 40.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 79.9 | 56.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 53% | 48% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 165 | 99% | 89% | 91% | 20% | 100% |
| Mathematics | 165 | 99% | 88% | 92% | 22% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 164 | 99% | 31% | 82% | 32% | 99% |
| English Literature | 164 | 99% | 86% | 82% | 21% | 100% |
| Physics | 158 | 95% | 23% | 87% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 158 | 95% | 23% | 85% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 158 | 95% | 23% | 91% | 47% | 100% |
| Spanish | 136 | 82% | 19% | 65% | 27% | 93% |
| Computer Science | 97 | 58% | 13% | 73% | 30% | 99% |
| History | 96 | 58% | 41% | 94% | 26% | 100% |
| Geography | 89 | 54% | 41% | 88% | 25% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 39 | 23% | 9% | 74% | 28% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 32 | 19% | 11% | 56% | 24% | 100% |
| Drama | 30 | 18% | 7% | 67% | 27% | 100% |
| French | 29 | 17% | 18% | 69% | 29% | 97% |
| Design and Technology | 27 | 16% | 11% | 85% | 23% | 100% |
| Music | 17 | 10% | 5% | 35% | 33% | 94% |
| Combined Science | 7 | 4% | 65% | 29% | 9% | 100% |
| Punjabi | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 90 | 53% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Upton Court Grammar School | Slough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 339 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 169 | 1,794 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 43.15 | 34.49 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 41% | 22% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 122 | 72% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 72 | 43% | 17% |
| Biology | 62 | 37% | 20% |
| Psychology | 45 | 27% | 23% |
| Physics | 40 | 24% | 12% |
| History | 37 | 22% | 13% |
| Economics | 35 | 21% | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | 23 | 14% | 5% |
| English Literature | 18 | 11% | 11% |
| Product Design | 11 | 7% | 2% |
| Business Studies | 10 | 6% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 6% | 5% |
| Geography | 10 | 6% | 10% |
| Physical Education | 8 | 5% | 3% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Ancient History | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 149 | 88% | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.