The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe A GSG School
- The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Amersham Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP13 6QT - Head: Philip Wayne
- T 01494 524955
- F 01494 551410
- E [email protected]
- W www.rgshw.com
- A state school for boys aged from 11 to 18.
- Read about the best schools in Buckinghamshire
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Buckinghamshire
- Pupils: 1,420; sixth formers: 407
- Religion: Christian Inter-denominational
- Fees: Day free; Boarding £15,999 - £18,030 pa
- Open days: September (Lower School Entry) November (Sixth Form Entry)
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Good 1
- 16-19 study programmes Outstanding 1
- Outcomes for children and learners Good 1
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 1
- 1 Full inspection 9th October 2019
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Teachers’ passion for their subjects is evident as you walk round the school; noticeable lack of bellowing, with positive staff/pupil relationships – ‘you really feel they want the best for you,’ said one boy. School ‘goes in heavy with homework from the word go’, according to parents, with at least three 30-minute pieces per night (all set online), but boys seem to take this in their stride – as they do the rigorous tests they take in every topic. Not exactly your most up-to-date...
What the school says...
The Royal Grammar School (RGS), High Wycombe is a state boarding and day school.
Ofsted quotes from RGS Parents:
'I feel that alongside the amazing educational achievements, my son has become a well-rounded, confident person, who will have very happy memories of his time here.'
'The school fosters excellent values and, while disciplined, the children feel safe and happy in the friendly environment.'
Converted to an academy in February 2011. ...Read more
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School associations
State boarding school
State grammar school
Sports
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2015, Philip Wayne, previously head of Chesham Grammar. He studied at Manchester University and the Royal Northern College of Music. Following a number of years as a freelance organist, pianist, conductor and lecturer, he qualified as a teacher and held several leadership posts in the Midlands. He moved to Buckinghamshire in 2004 as deputy head of John Hampden Grammar and became head of Chesham Grammar School in 2007.
Pragmatic and plain-spoken, he’s widely considered to be exactly the breath of fresh air the school needed. ‘He had his work cut out as the school had been resting on its laurels, but he’s risen to the challenge, bringing renewed energy and direction,’ said a parent, while others report that ‘he’s very much in touch with the pupils’ and ‘has his...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The department provides support for a variety of Special Educational Needs. Some pupils are supported through mentoring; all pupils by liasion with the Head of Year, Form Teachers and Teaching Staff. External support agencies are used when appropriate. 10-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Interpreting catchment maps
The maps show in colour where the pupils at a school came from*. Red = most pupils to Blue = fewest.
Where the map is not coloured we have no record in the previous three years of any pupils being admitted from that location based on the options chosen.
For help and explanation of our catchment maps see: Catchment maps explained
Further reading
If there are more applicants to a school than it has places for, who gets in is determined by which applicants best fulfil the admissions criteria.
Admissions criteria are often complicated, and may change from year to year. The best source of information is usually the relevant local authority website, but once you have set your sights on a school it is a good idea to ask them how they see things panning out for the year that you are interested in.
Many schools admit children based on distance from the school or a fixed catchment area. For such schools, the cut-off distance will vary from year to year, especially if the school give priority to siblings, and the pattern will be of a central core with outliers (who will mostly be siblings). Schools that admit on the basis of academic or religious selection will have a much more scattered pattern.
*The coloured areas outlined in black are Census Output Areas. These are made up of a group of neighbouring postcodes, which accounts for their odd shapes. These provide an indication, but not a precise map, of the school’s catchment: always refer to local authority and school websites for precise information.
The 'hotter' the colour the more children have been admitted.
Children get into the school from here:
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most years
quite often
infrequently
sometimes, but not in this year
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Gayhurst School | 2023 | 1 |
| The Beacon School | 2023 | 4 |
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