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John Hampden Grammar School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Marlow Hill, High Wycombe HP11 1SZ · jhgs.bucks.sch.uk · 01494 529589
On the mapSearch near HP11 1SZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 72.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Buckinghamshire 53.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 11.49 mi
- 18.50 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Priority Area B · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,281
- 131 over 1,150 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 5.4%
- First language not English
- 20.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Priority Area B” went to a home 11.49 mi (18.50 km) from the school. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 259 families put the school first and 184 places were offered; 62% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 184 | 259 | 1.4▲ | 62% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 180 | 213 | 1.2▲ | 65% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 181 | 247 | 1.4▲ | 64% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 211 | 1.2▲ | 56% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 175 | 206 | 1.2▲ | 66% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Priority Area B | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 11.49 mi18.50 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 72.3, and 97.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Buckinghamshire it was 53.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (42.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲72.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲97.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲71.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.69 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 88.5 | −4 |
| Sixth form college | 6 | +1.6 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 1.1 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 175 students | B+ (42.2) | Above average +0.15 | |
| 175 students | B+ (42.3) | Above average +0.16 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 158 | B+ (41.7) | +0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 155 | B (41.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 153 | B+ (42) | — |
| 2018/19 | 143 | B- (37.9) | +0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 141 | B (38.8) | +0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 171 | B (38.5) | +0.17 |
| 2015/16 | 147 | B (38.6) | +0.20 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 74.8 | +4 |
| Further and other education | 1.9 | +1.3 |
| Further education | 1.3 | — |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | −2 |
| Employment | 13.2 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | −2.6 |
Ofsted
John Hampden Grammar School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 14 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 14 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (308 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 308
- 26% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 92 parents (30%) with SEND