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John Hampden Grammar School[1]

Grammar · Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 73 73.1 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B+ B+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
73.1 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
96.2% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
67.2% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.84 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 72.3[6] 97.8%[6]
2023/24 73.2[4] 94.5%[4] +0.84[4]
2022/23 72.9[7] 99%[7] +0.83[7]
2021/22 75.4[8] 97%[8] +0.69[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
31.4% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B+[10] 30.4%[10]
2022/23 B[11] 29%[11]
2021/22 B+[12] 30.3%[12]
2018/19 B-[13] 26.3%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
98% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
88% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
4% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
4% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 99%[15] 92%[15] 4%[15] 1%[15] 1%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 98%[16] 89%[16] 4%[16] 4%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 98%[17] 92%[17] 3%[17] 2%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 100%[18] 88%[18] 6%[18] 5%[18] 1%[18] 0%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
92% 2022/23[19]
Education
63% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
6% 2022/23[19]
Employment
23% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 91%[20] 71%[20] 5%[20] 15%[20]
2020/21 96%[21] 76%[21] 6%[21] 14%[21]
2019/20 92%[22] 78%[22] 3%[22] 11%[22]
2018/19 90%[23] 73%[23] 6%[23] 11%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
82% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
45% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
44% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
1% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 83%[26] 51%[26]
2019/20 87%[25] 50%[25] 44%[25] 1%[25]
2018/19 83%[27] 40%[27] 35%[27] 2%[27]
2017/18 85%[28] 47%[28] 43%[28] 2%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
14 Sep 2022[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
18 Oct 2022[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.7 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
865 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
259 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
184 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
1.4 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 715[30] 213[30] 180[30] 4.0[30] 1.2[30]
Entry Sept 2024 770[30] 247[30] 181[30] 4.3[30] 1.4[30]
Entry Sept 2023 793[30] 211[30] 179[30] 4.4[30] 1.2[30]
Entry Sept 2022 793[30] 206[30] 175[30] 4.5[30] 1.2[30]

Priority areas

Priority Area A
A mapped area Entry Sept 2027[31]
Priority Area B
A mapped area Entry Sept 2027[31]

Admissions

Places (published admission number)
180 Entry Sept 2027[32]
Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
180 Entry Sept 2027[31]
Entrance test
Transfer Test Entry Sept 2027[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Boys[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1150[1]
Trust
JOHN HAMPDEN GRAMMAR SCHOOL[1]
Local authority
Buckinghamshire[1]
Website
www.jhgs.bucks.sch.uk[1]
District
Buckinghamshire[33]
Postcode
HP11 1SZ[1]
URN
136771[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1271 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
20% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
2.1% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
0.7% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
4.7% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
45.8%[35]
Mixed
9.3%[35]
Asian
39.5%[35]
Black
2.1%[35]
Any other ethnic group
1.6%[35]
Unclassified
1.7%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
pupils regularly complete work far beyond what would typically be expected for their age.[36]
Warmth
Pupils get on with each other and with staff.[36]
Pastoral care
Pastoral care and inclusion are strengths. All staff care deeply that pupils are happy, and they know pupils well.[36]
Behaviour
Lessons are free of low-level disruption and pupils make the most of their learning time.[36]
Learning support
As a result, pupils with SEND achieve highly[36]
Enrichment
pupils are equally enthusiastic about the extensive range of extra-curricular opportunities on offer[36]
Pupil voice
Pupils and students feel that their contributions and points of view are valued. 'This school shapes us and we shape them.'[36]
Independence
They relish discussion and debate. Their confidence and independence are striking.[36]
Structure
It reflects the school's values of respect, courtesy and maturity.[36]
Diversity
There is a genuine respect for those with different backgrounds and lifestyles.[36]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  20. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  21. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  22. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  23. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  24. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  25. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  26. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  27. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  28. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  29. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  30. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  31. johnhampden.reactfiles.co.uk: johnhampden.reactfiles.co.uk — Admissions Policy 2027 docx 2 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (7)
    School=John Hampden Grammar School - (Boys) | Catchment=Priority Area A
    Priority Area A (which is High Wycombe, part of South Buckinghamshire and some outlying villages) (p. 11)
    Boys living in the Priority Area A of the School. (p. 4)
    School=John Hampden Grammar School - (Boys) | Catchment=Priority Area B
    Priority Area B (which is part of South Buckinghamshire and Maidenhead) (p. 11)
    Boys living in the Priority Area B of the School. (p. 4)
    Admission Numbers The published admissions number (PAN) of pupils for Year 7 = 180. (p. 2)
  32. jhgs.bucks.sch.uk: jhgs.bucks.sch.uk — 2027 admissions. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (2)
    The Planned Admission Number (PAN) is 180. (p. 1)
    they need to take the Transfer Test. (p. 1)
  33. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  34. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  35. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  36. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (12)
    Pupils get on with each other and with staff (p. 2)
    pupils regularly complete work far beyond what would typically be expected for their age (p. 2)
    Pastoral care and inclusion are strengths. All staff care deeply that pupils are happy, and they know pupils well (p. 3)
    Lessons are free of low-level disruption and pupils make the most of their learning time (p. 3)
    There is a genuine respect for those with different backgrounds and lifestyles (p. 2)
    It reflects the school's values of respect, courtesy and maturity (p. 3)
    pupils are equally enthusiastic about the extensive range of extra-curricular opportunities on offer (p. 2)
    Pupils and students feel that their contributions and points of view are valued (p. 2)
    'This school shapes us and we shape them.' (p. 2)
    They relish discussion and debate (p. 2)
    Their confidence and independence are striking (p. 3)
    As a result, pupils with SEND achieve highly (p. 2)