- RGS has evolved beyond recognition since its Elizabethan royal charter in 1562 and took a step further in September 2025 when girls were accepted into the sixth form.
- The school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, believes that its broad co-curricular programme is unparalleled in the state sector. There is a proud tradition in competitive sport, with excellent coaching and facilities.
- Termly and weekly boarding for 70 boys aged 11-18 lends a sense of family to school life. Results overall are exceptional at GCSE and A-level: in 2024, 72.4 per cent of GCSE students achieved grades 9-7 and 77.9 per cent of A-levels were A*-B.
- School teams often reach national finals, with recent international honours in rugby, hockey, rowing, gymnastics, golf, swimming and squash.
- Former pupils include the comedian Jimmy Carr, the political pollster Lord Ashcroft and the late philosopher Sir Roger Scruton.
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