The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
11+ scores · 2027 entry
| Qualifying score | 121 |
From The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
13.52 miles
Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe is a secondary school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 26 February 2025. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 13.52 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 3.828 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 11.59 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 4.63 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 10.313 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 8.741 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 4.274 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 3.589 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 8.462 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 8.216 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 13.52 miles away, the longest of 25 Buckinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- Year 7 last distances swung sharply between some years; the 2026 distance was further out than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 10 years.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 217 first-choice applications for 182 offers; 157 offers went to first-choice families and 60 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 98% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Buckinghamshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Amersham Road, High Wycombe, HP13 6QT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,451 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 26 February 2025
Strengths
- “The school focuses tirelessly on developing every pupil’s ‘individual potential and character’.”
- “Consequently, pupils flourish at this vibrant, welcoming and happy school.”
- “They are extremely proud to come here.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 98% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 73.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | A- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 217 first-preference applications, 182 offers in total, 157 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- The Highcrest Academy 1.0 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Sir William Ramsay School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wycombe High School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- John Hampden Grammar School 2.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Holmer Green Senior School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cressex Community School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Misbourne School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Great Marlow School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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