Newcastle upon Tyne
Royal Grammar School
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
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No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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Admissions and catchment
Independent schools run their own admissions outside the council process, so there is no catchment area or last offer distance to compare against. Registration and assessment dates are on the school’s website.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
University destinations
The Department for Education does not publish Oxbridge, Russell Group or top-third university destinations for independent schools.
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
Year 5 Assessment Morning: Saturday 21st November 2026
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Year 3 Assessment Day(s): 11th-21st January 2027 (Each child attends for one assessment day within this period.)
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Year 3 Assessment Day(s): 11th-21st January 2027 (Each child attends for one assessment day within this period.)
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Bursaries and scholarships
The RGS Bursary Campaign, funded entirely by voluntary donations, has supported over 420 students since the campaign was launched in 2002. Currently 1 in 16 RGS…
Source · checked 28 September 2026
He progressed to the Purcell School of Music with aid from the then government’s Specialist Music Scholarship scheme and the a Performing Rights bursary.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Admissions
Waiting to hear if I had a place after my interview was horrifically nerve-wracking, so I was so relieved to be offered a place in December 2018.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Year 7 (age 11+) - typically 10 bursary places
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 143 | 10.6 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| 2023/2024 | 170 | 11.0 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| 2022/2023 | 139 | 14.7 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/2022 | 138 | 16.9 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 108549 |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Region | North East |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Other independent school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 7-19 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Geoffrey Stanford |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | NE2 4DX |
| Latest pupils | 143 |
| FSM eligible | — |
Contact and identifiers
Eskdale Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE2 4DX
http://www.rgs.newcastle.sch.uk/1912815711| DfE number | 6037 |
| UKPRN | 10008467 |
| Opened | 30 Sept 1980 |
| GIAS updated | 10 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |