John Hampden Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
11+ scores · 2027 entry
| Qualifying score | 121 |
From John Hampden Grammar School · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
11.494 miles
Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
John Hampden Grammar School is a secondary school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 14 September 2022. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
John Hampden Grammar School 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 | 11.494 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 15.859 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 7.533 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 6.698 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 9.395 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 11.427 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 10.13 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 10.888 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 7.013 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 7.900 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 last distance offered was 11.494 miles, the 3rd longest of 25 Buckinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 3.72 miles.
- Year 7 2026 had 259 first-choice applications for 184 offers: 161 offers went to first-choice families and 98 first-choice families (38%) were not offered a place.
- 276 of the 865 applications (32%) for Year 7 2026 came from families living outside Buckinghamshire, and 53 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 98% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 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
- Marlow Hill, High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,281 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 14 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff embrace this principle in all areas of school life.”
- “This means that pupils and students are ambitious, confident, happy and kind.”
- “Pupils and students behave exceptionally well and display exemplary character.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 October 2022 (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) | 72.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B+ | 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: 259 first-preference applications, 184 offers in total, 161 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.
- Wycombe High School 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Cressex Community School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Highcrest Academy 1.9 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe 2.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Great Marlow School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sir William Ramsay School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sir William Borlase's Grammar School 3.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- E-Act Bourne End Academy 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
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