Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Secondary school in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Outstanding (May 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 1 May 2024, report published 9 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| 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.
Next inspection: around May 2028
The last inspection was in May 2024. 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 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.0 milesGreat Marlow School
School remains Good (Nov 2022)
- 2.9 milesFurze Platt Senior School
Report card, Mar 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected
- 3.1 milesCressex Community School
School remains Good (Feb 2024)
- 3.3 milesJohn Hampden Grammar School
Outstanding (Sep 2022)
- 3.3 milesE-Act Bourne End Academy
Good (Sep 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.