Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Feb 20 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Unique reference
136845
Address
Oxford Road, HP21 8PE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1348 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
47.4%
Girls
52.6%
First language not English
15.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.3%
Persistent absence
7.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
3.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 59.9%
Mixed 8.4%
Indian 7.9%
Other White 7.3%
African 5.3%
Other Asian 4.2%
Pakistani 3%
Other 1.1%
Chinese 1%
Unclassified 1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 56%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 97%
Local authority average 59%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 73.1
Local authority average 53.3
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 6.72
Local authority average 4.78
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE52
BiologyGCSE140
ChemistryGCSE140
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE45
Design & TechnologyGCSE40
DanceGCSE29
English LanguageGCSE181
English LiteratureGCSE180
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE17
FrenchGCSE60
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

Admission Policy
Selective
Total available places
184
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
253
2nd preference
454
3rd preference
187
From another Local Authority
172
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
153
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
10
To another Local Authority
35
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
186
96
90
Year 8
186
91
95
Year 9
182
95
87
Year 10
179
76
103
Year 11
181
77
104
Year 12
217
105
112
Year 13
217
99
118
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
96.0%
90.4%
85.5%
Further education
2.0%
22.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
94.0%
62.7%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
4.7%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
2.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
1.0%
3.1%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.4%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
78.0%
73.0%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
47.0%
38.4%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.6%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
5.0%
3.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022