Herschel Grammar School - Excellence in Education and Wellbeing
Herschel Grammar School prioritizes excellent teaching, promoting resilience, and fostering a kind and respectful culture. With strong student feedback, enthusiastic staff, and ambitious leadership, the school provides rich experiences for the whole child. Impressive GCSE and A-Level results reflect the dedication to student success and care.
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Welcome to Herschel Grammar School
School Priorities Excellent teaching and readiness to learn (Responsibility) Fostering resilience and wellbeing in the whole school community (Success) Promoting the importance of a kind and respectful culture (Care) Responsibility Success Care
Ofsted 2012 Verbal Feedback Pupils are adamant they feel safe in school. They take responsibility for their own behaviour and manage themselves very well. They have strong emotional intelligence and empathy for each other. They have very good relationships with staff and there is a high level of trust between staff and pupils. Pupils are excellent ambassadors for the school and are a credit both to the school and their parents. Responsibility Success Care
Ofsted 2012 Verbal Feedback Staff are enthusiastic, passionate and inspirational. They challenge pupils to think deeply about issues and form their own views. They have high expectations of pupils right from the beginning of Year 7. Literacy and numeracy are well developed across subject areas. ICT supports the development of independent learning effectively. Responsibility Success Care
Ofsted 2012 Verbal Feedback Leadership and management of the school is strong, driven and ambitious at all levels. Spiritual, moral, social and cultural learning is promoted in all aspects of the school Pupils are provided with rich and memorable experiences. Responsibility Success Care
The Whole Child Duke of Edinburgh Residential and day trips Competitions Young Enterprise Sports Clubs and Teams World Challenge Responsibility Success Care
GCSE Results 100% 5+ 9 to 4 grades including English and Maths 9 and 8 grades 2019 2020 2021 2022 46% 51% 53% 58% 9 to 7 grades 2019 2020 2021 2022 69% 77% 77% 79% Our 2 top students achieved 10 grade 9 s Responsibility Success Care
A Level Results A* to B Grades 2019 64% 2020 74% 2021 70% 2022 72% A* to A Grades 2019 39% 2020 47% 2021 49% 2022 46% Responsibility Success Care
Herschel Students Resilient Courageous Imaginative Confident Responsibility Success Care
The application process Step 1 Your child sits the 11+ examination at one of the four grammar schools acting as test centres. Step 2 You receive the results of the test in October. Step 3 You complete the CAF, including any grammar school for which you wish your child to be considered. If your priority is for your child to attend a grammar school, you must place any grammar schools above non-selective schools in your order of preference. Responsibility Success Care
The application process Step 4 Grammar schools supply test scores to the Local Authority. Step 5 Slough Local Authority coordinates all offers and allocates a place at the highest ranked (on CAF) school for which the child is eligible. Step 6 The home Local Authority notifies parents of allocation on the national offer day (1st March). If you are allocated a grammar school, the school will make a formal place offer. You must accept or decline the place directly with the school. Responsibility Success Care
Common Application Form Most commonly completed on line www.slough.gov.uk/admissions Parents living in Slough have six choices Other local authorities may vary Schools must be listed in your preferred order. Grammar schools must be ranked higher than non- selective schools. Check admissions policies carefully Responsibility Success Care
Herschel Grammar School Admissions Policy Please read our Admissions Policy carefully, especially sections 5 and 6. All the Slough grammar schools policies are different. Allocation of our places (150 in Year 7). Only children who scored 111 or more are eligible for a place; Looked after children are allocated first Children scoring 111 or more who live within our catchment area. This is a four mile circle around the school. Nearest children allocated first. The rest of the children are ranked according to score and places remaining are allocated on rank order Responsibility Success Care
Allocation of places Local Authority coordinates the process. If you live outside Slough, your home Local Authority sends the application information to Slough Borough Council. Pupils are offered the highest ranked school for which they are eligible and which has available places. All offers made on 1 March 2023 this is the national offer day. Responsibility Success Care
Getting to school Parents need to plan how they are going to get their child to school Herschel does operate some bus routes (see your information pack for details) You will have to pay for this service if you are interested We cannot run alternative routes or additional stops Places are not guaranteed and have to be applied for once you ve accepted a place at the school At induction evening in June we do arrange for parents to share contact information so that you can set up car shares etc. Responsibility Success Care
Thank you for listening Please refer to our website for more information Responsibility Success Care
