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Sir William Borlase's Grammar School

West Street, Marlow, SL7 2BR

OutstandingMixedBuckinghamshireAges 11-1801628816500

GCSE Pass %

96.7%

Grade 5+ in English & Maths

Attainment 8

72.4

Avg across 8 subjects

Progress 8

N/A for 2024-25

A-Level Avg

B+

Avg grade per entry

Head Teacher

Mr Ed Goodall

Pupils

1,205 / 1,085

595 boys · 610 girls

Free School Meals

2.7%

Religious Character

None

Trust

Marlow Education Trust

Admissions

Year 7 Places147
Total Preferences620
First Preferences220
Applications per Place4.2

Catchment Distance

2026
3.12 mi
2025
3.33 mi
2024
3.74 mi
2023
3.17 mi
2022
3.19 mi

Academic Performance History

YearGCSE Pass %Attainment 8Progress 8A-Level Avg
2024-2596.7%72.4B+
2023-2497.9%73.80.56B+
2022-23100%76.40.71B+
2021-2299%77.40.55A-
2018-1997%74.30.56

Progress 8 Breakdown & EBacc

YearP8 EnglishP8 MathsP8 EBaccP8 OpenEBacc EntryEBacc 5+
2024-2580.8%58.9%
2023-240.190.610.800.4179.7%71.3%
2022-230.270.790.960.7185%68%
2021-220.320.410.810.5386%77%

P8 English

Progress in English vs national average. Positive = above average.

P8 Maths

Progress in Maths vs national average. Positive = above average.

P8 EBacc

Progress in EBacc subjects (sciences, humanities, languages) vs national average.

P8 Open

Progress in remaining subjects (arts, computing, etc) vs national average.

EBacc Entry

% of students taking the full EBacc curriculum (English, Maths, Sciences, Humanities, Languages).

EBacc 5+

% of students achieving grade 5 or above across all EBacc subjects.

A-Level Subjects

SubjectEntriesvs 2023-24Grade Distribution
Maths138+36
A*: 25%/ 34A: 40%/ 55B: 16%/ 22C: 14%/ 19D: 4%/ 6E: 1%/ 1
Biology81-7
A*: 16%/ 13A: 44%/ 36B: 21%/ 17C: 14%/ 11D: 2%/ 2E: 2%/ 2
Psychology59+10
A*: 8%/ 5A: 34%/ 20B: 32%/ 19C: 20%/ 12D: 3%/ 2E: 2%/ 1
Economics55+9
A*: 4%/ 2A: 31%/ 17B: 42%/ 23C: 16%/ 9D: 4%/ 2E: 4%/ 2
Physics50-1
A*: 22%/ 11A: 45%/ 22B: 16%/ 8C: 8%/ 4D: 8%/ 4
Chemistry48-10
A*: 6%/ 3A: 44%/ 21B: 33%/ 16C: 13%/ 6D: 2%/ 1E: 2%/ 1
Business Studies38+6
A*: 8%/ 3A: 26%/ 10B: 32%/ 12C: 26%/ 10D: 5%/ 2E: 3%/ 1
History33-11
A*: 6%/ 2A: 39%/ 13B: 45%/ 15C: 9%/ 3
Further Mathematics32+11
A*: 50%/ 16A: 13%/ 4B: 25%/ 8C: 3%/ 1D: 6%/ 2E: 3%/ 1
English literature25-16
A*: 16%/ 4A: 48%/ 12B: 28%/ 7C: 8%/ 2
Computer Science24+9
A*: 25%/ 6A: 38%/ 9B: 29%/ 7C: 8%/ 2
Geography22-9
A*: 23%/ 5A: 27%/ 6B: 45%/ 10C: 5%/ 1
Physical Education / Sports Studies21+9
A*: 48%/ 10A: 38%/ 8B: 10%/ 2C: 5%/ 1
French13+5
A*: 8%/ 1A: 31%/ 4B: 38%/ 5C: 23%/ 3
Spanish13-1
A*: 8%/ 1A: 54%/ 7B: 31%/ 4C: 8%/ 1
Drama and Theatre Studies9+2
A*: 22%/ 2A: 22%/ 2B: 44%/ 4C: 11%/ 1
Government and Politics9-13
A: 44%/ 4B: 33%/ 3C: 22%/ 2
Music9-1
A*: 22%/ 2A: 11%/ 1B: 56%/ 5C: 11%/ 1
Dance8+5
A*: 25%/ 2A: 75%/ 6
Fine Art7+1
A*: 14%/ 1A: 43%/ 3B: 43%/ 3
German3-2Grades suppressed (fewer than 5 entries)
Polish1-1Grades suppressed (fewer than 5 entries)

Data from DfE School Performance Tables, GIAS, Ofsted, and Buckinghamshire Council allocation profiles. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ElevenReady is not affiliated with any school, council, or government body.