11+ Tuition for The Royal Latin School
Specialist preparation for Royal Latin from our High Wycombe centre, for the GL Assessment Bucks Secondary Transfer Test (TBGS).
The Royal Latin School is a co-educational grammar school in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire (ages 11–18). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good (2022). In 2024/25 it recorded a GCSE Attainment 8 of 73.5, with 94.8% of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths (Department for Education). About 174 pupils join Year 7 each year, selected through The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools (qualifying score 121 (standardised)).
How do you get into Royal Latin?
The Royal Latin School is a co-educational grammar school in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, for ages 11–18. Competition for places is strong: only 174 children are admitted to Year 7 each year, selected through the The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools. Because places are decided mainly on the test score, focused preparation makes a real difference.
Think Smart Academy has been preparing children for the 11+ for over a decade. We prepare Royal Latin applicants from our High Wycombe centre and through online tuition for the Bucks Secondary Transfer Test. We teach Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning in separate sessions rather than rushed combined lessons, and track progress with termly mock exams and parent reports. Classes are capped at eight students, and every child starts with a free diagnostic assessment so we can see where they need the most work.
- Co-educational selective grammar in Buckingham, north Buckinghamshire.
- Sixth-form provision rated Outstanding by Ofsted (November 2022).
- Behaviour & attitudes and Personal development both rated Outstanding.
- GCSE Attainment 8 of 73.5 (2024/25), well above the England average.
Royal Latin at a Glance
- Type
- Co-educational grammar, ages 11–18
- Ofsted
- Good (2022) (report)
- GCSE Attainment 8 (2024/25)
- 73.5 · DfE
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (2024/25)
- 94.8% · DfE
- Year 7 places
- 174 (Year 7 PAN 174 for September 2026 entry (Sixth Form 40).)
- Entrance test
- GL Assessment, Bucks Secondary Transfer Test (TBGS)
- Qualifying score
- 121 (standardised)
How does the Royal Latin 11+ test work, and how are places allocated?
The Secondary Transfer Test (STT) assesses verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and mathematics across two papers of about 60 minutes each, administered by Buckinghamshire Council for all Bucks grammar schools.
Qualifying score: A standardised Secondary Transfer Test Score of 121 or more automatically qualifies a child for a Buckinghamshire grammar school place.
How Royal Latin allocates places: Selection is by the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (qualifying score 121). As a grammar that sets its own oversubscription criteria, a qualifying score does not guarantee a place; full criteria (including catchment) are in the school’s determined admissions policy.
September 2027 entry: key dates
- Registration
- Opens 10:00 on Fri 1 May 2026, deadline 15:00 on Tue 2 June 2026
- Test date
- 8 and 10 September 2026 (practice on the 8th, main test on the 10th)
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Sources
School data on this page is taken from authoritative sources, last verified 22 May 2026: Ofsted (latest inspection report); the Department for Education’s Compare school and college performance service (GCSE 2024/25); and the school’s own admissions arrangements. A-level figures are the school’s published 2025 results (see the A-level section above for the exact source). Progress 8 is not shown because the DfE cannot calculate it for 2024/25 (no Key Stage 2 baseline after Covid-19).
