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Beths Grammar School

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  • ages 11–18
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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 97 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 3%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 4%4%2016/17: top 4%2017/18: top 5%2018/19: top 4%2021/22: top 3%3% · 2021/222022/23: top 3%2023/24: top 3%2024/25: top 3%No exams

A-level results

#192 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Attainment 871.6 · London 50.110/10 Top 10%
Grade 5+ English and maths97.9% · London 51.8%10/10 Top 10%
EBacc point score6.51 · London 4.5610/10 Top 10%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.53 · London +0.327/10 Above+20.1 pts
A level points per entry36.47 · London 34.77/10 Above
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 66.6 · 158 pupils · London 522016/17: 68.3 · 155 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 65.9 · 190 pupils · London 492018/19: 68.8 · 190 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 75.4 · 192 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 73 · 191 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 72 · 191 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 71.6 · 191 pupils · London 50.1575.465.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 92% · 155 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 89% · 190 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 94% · 190 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 97% · 192 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 99% · 191 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 96.3% · 191 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 97.9% · 191 pupils · London 51.8%99%89%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 31.73 · 237 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 33.3 · 204 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 32.65 · 234 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 34.54 · 234 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 38.7 · 352 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 36.43 · 409 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 35.37 · 349 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 36.47 · 357 pupils · London 34.738.731.73No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in26.2%
50 of 191 who put it first2014 · 72.7%2026 · 26.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st19150
2nd24463
3rd27353

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2012Outstanding
  3. 2018Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected May 2022

Strengths

  • “Pupils are happy and safe in school.”
  • “Parents and carers typically value the school and described it as ‘caring’ and ‘supportive’.”
  • “Leaders have high expectations of all pupils.”

To improve

  • “Occasionally, teachers do not receive accurate and helpful information from leaders to help them tailor support for pupils with SEND in class.”
  • “This means that some pupils with SEND do not receive the most appropriate support.”
  • “Leaders need to sharpen systems for sharing information with staff so that all staff know and meet the needs of all pupils with SEND effectively.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,701
Free school meals (past 6 years)12.6%
First language not English9.4%
SEN support8.7%
EHC plan0.5%
Absence (sessions missed)2.6%
Persistently absent pupils2.4%

Girls 13.1%Boys 86.9%

all pupils, incl. sixth form

97.8% full · 1,740 places · 705 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.2
Pupils per adult15.9
  • Classroom teachers 77.1
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 10.1
  • Other support 31.7

Teachers 84.1 FTE · Whole workforce 125.9 · 134 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,157
Spend per pupil£7,376
Staff spend per pupil£5,223
Reserve per pupil£1,793
  • +£2,984,000revenue reserve
  • −£2,028,000in-year balance

Grants £7,253 · self-generated £436 · premises £566 per pupil

Single-academy trust: BETHS GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

191 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained98.4%
  • Education97.9%
  • Apprenticeship0.5%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained0.5%
  • Unknown1%

After sixth form (16–18)

357 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained87.7%
  • Education74.2%
  • Higher education73.4%
  • Apprenticeship5%
  • Employment8.4%
  • Not sustained7%
  • Unknown5.3%