▁team ▁of ▁registered ▁inspect ors ▁conducted ▁a ▁two - day ▁full ▁review ▁of ▁U pton ▁Court ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁following ▁the ▁Of sted ▁framework ▁for ▁ins pection ▁of ▁schools . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁overall ▁rating ▁of ▁" Out standing ", ▁although ▁the ▁Six th ▁Form ▁was ▁only ▁r ated ▁" Good ", ▁with ▁serious ▁concerns ▁raised ▁over ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁students ▁unable ▁to ▁progress ▁from ▁AS ▁level ▁to ▁A 2 ▁level ▁studies ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁gr ades . ▁U pton ▁Court ▁Gram mar ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁mult icult ural ▁school ▁that ▁has ▁achieved ▁a ▁remark ably ▁happy ▁co ex istence ▁of ▁students ▁from ▁diverse ▁eth nic ▁background s . ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁committed ▁to ▁its ▁international ▁school ▁status , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁understanding ▁of ▁other ▁cult ures ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁languages . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁OF ST ED ▁ins pection ▁report ▁describes ▁Sl ough ▁Gram mar ▁as ▁" out standing " ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁OF ST ED ▁inter im ▁assess ment ▁confir ms ▁that ▁the ▁standards ▁are ▁un changed , ▁The ▁IB ▁courses ▁offered ▁put ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁different ▁category ▁for ▁ 6 th ▁form ▁league ▁tables . ▁The ▁IB ▁results ▁were ▁strong ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁this ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁slight ▁knock ▁on ▁effect ▁in ▁reducing ▁the ▁overall ▁grade ▁spread ▁at ▁A ▁level . ▁ ▁, ▁the ▁IB ▁courses ▁have ▁been ▁dis cont in ued . ▁ ▁Old ▁Pal udi ans ▁▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" Pal ud ian "