Royal Latin School vs Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

Both are grammar schools in Buckinghamshire, 14.2 miles apart. Side-by-side on official DfE, Ofsted and council admissions data.

Side by side

	Royal Latin School	Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Phase	Secondary	Secondary
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	1,326	1,353
Free school meals	4.7%	6.7%
Ofsted rating	Good	Outstanding
Attainment 8 — 2025/26	75	74.3
11+ test board	Not published	GL Assessment
Admission system	Non-selective — indicative Buckinghamshire catchment_based oversubscription template (academies may set their own order)	pass/fail + catchment (passing the test is a gate; living in the catchment area determines priority over score)
Places offered — 202627	179	184
First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place	1.7	1.39

Qualifying scores

Royal Latin School

121 (2026 entry)

Standardised score ≥ 121 qualifies for grammar school consideration. Qualifying does not guarantee a place; schools apply own oversubscription criteria after qualification.

Council source ↗

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

121 (2026 entry)

Standardised score ≥ 121 qualifies for grammar school consideration. Qualifying does not guarantee a place; schools apply own oversubscription criteria after qualification.

Council source ↗

Who gets priority

Where a school is oversubscribed, these are the first criteria applied, in order. This is usually what decides an application.

Royal Latin School

Children looked after by a local authority and previously looked after children (including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state car
Children with an exceptional medical or social need to attend this particular school, supported by written professional evidence (where the LA or school include
Children living in the school's catchment / priority admission / designated / normal / geographical priority area (terminology varies by LA). Living in the area
Children who will have a sibling on the roll of the school (or a linked infant/junior school, where the published arrangements say so) at the time of admission.
Children living nearest to the school, measured by the method in the published admission arrangements (commonly straight-line or shortest safe walking route fro

Source: la_default admissions policy.

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

Looked after and previously looked after children
Children in the catchment area since 1 September of Year 5 eligible for the Pupil Premium
Siblings of students on the roll
Children of Insignis Academy Trust staff employed at the school for two years or more
Children living in the catchment area since 1 September of Year 5 — nearest first
Any further places — nearest first (straight line)

Source: school admissions policy.

Choosing between them

Both schools admit mixed, so the decision usually comes down to the admission criteria above and how far each one reaches. The figures on this page are the published ones — they describe intakes and results, not what either school would be like for your child. The right choice depends on your family's own priorities and circumstances.

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