The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Secondary school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Improved significantly (Feb 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 9 October 2019, report published 28 November 2019, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Since then: ungraded inspection
Inspected 26 February 2025, report published 26 March 2025.
Improved significantly
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around February 2029
The last inspection was in February 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.0 milesThe Highcrest Academy
Some aspects not as strong (Dec 2024)
- 1.3 milesSir William Ramsay School
Inadequate (Jun 2022) Serious weaknesses
- 1.7 milesSt Michael's Catholic School
Report card, Feb 2026: 3 strong, 5 expected
- 1.8 milesWycombe High School
Outstanding (Apr 2024)
- 2.0 milesJohn Hampden Grammar School
Outstanding (Sep 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.