 Pupils generally take nine General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE ) examinations in Year Eleven ( aged 15 – 16 ) , and they have a choice of three , four or five A @-@ levels in the sixth form . The majority of students go on to higher education following the completion of their A @-@ levels at the end of Year Thirteen ( aged 17 – 18 ) . The Wisbech Grammar School Foundation , which assists with bursaries , is a registered charity , number 1087799 . Roughly a third of pupils receive support in this way . Former pupils are known as " Old Grammarians " , and the school has produced a number of famous alumni . 
