The Royal Latin School is a co-educational selective grammar school in Buckingham, educating students from 11 to 18. Founded in 1423, it is the oldest school in Buckinghamshire and has been part of the town's educational life for more than six centuries. The school now has about 1,322 pupils on roll, including a large sixth form.
Its academic identity is tied to the school's LATIN approach: learning, aspiration, teamwork, integrity and nurture. The school describes this as a teaching and learning philosophy rather than a slogan, aiming to develop academic habits, wellbeing, moral judgement and readiness for life beyond school. That sits alongside a broad grammar-school curriculum, sixth-form study and strong published outcomes.
The campus story is unusually specific. The 600 Campaign has already delivered the Discovery Centre, a 12-laboratory science and technology facility, and the ek robotics Sports Campus, with a floodlit 3G pitch, VIVA fitness suite, Mind & Body Zone and sports lab. A further phase is planned around drama, music and art, so facilities development is a live part of the school story rather than just historical background.
Year 7 admission is through Buckinghamshire's Secondary Transfer Test, with 180 places at the school. The GL Assessment test has two multiple-choice papers, weighted 50% verbal skills, 25% mathematical skills and 25% non-verbal skills; a standardised score of 121 or above qualifies a child for grammar-school consideration, but higher scores do not create extra priority under Buckinghamshire rules. Published measures show Ofsted Good, +0.59 Progress 8, 98.9% grade 5+ in English and maths and 52.1% AAB or better at A level.
