Grammar schools near me, on Ofsted’s timeline

Of the twelve grammar schools nearest HP11, one has key judgements without an overall grade, seven have an overall grade on the old scale and four have an ungraded inspection. The oldest verdict, at John Hampden Grammar School, dates from 14 September 2022; the latest, at Chesham Grammar School, from 4 March 2025.

Each mark is one of the schools below, at the date of its latest inspection: report card key judgements only overall grade, old scale ungraded inspection. Behind them, the ruler Ofsted used on that date: pale, an overall grade on the old four-point scale (until 31 August 2024); mid blue, key judgements without an overall grade (from 1 September 2024); deep blue, report cards (from 10 November 2025).

The twelve grammar schools nearest HP11, by distance

From the centre of HP11 (an average of the positions of the establishments registered in the district in England), in a straight line, among the 163 open grammar schools in England’s register. Each mark sits at the exact date of the school’s latest inspection in Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026.

0.57 mi917 m W
Wycombe High School
HP11 1TB, Buckinghamshire; selective (grammar), sixth form

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 30 April 2024
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 74.2 (Buckinghamshire 53.7, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 95.8% (Buckinghamshire 59.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B+, 42.22 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Wycombe High School
0.72 mi1,165 m SW
John Hampden Grammar School
HP11 1SZ, Buckinghamshire; selective (grammar), sixth form

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 14 September 2022
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 73.1 (Buckinghamshire 53.7, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 96.2% (Buckinghamshire 59.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B+, 42.23 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for John Hampden Grammar School
1.4 mi2,259 m N
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
HP13 6QT, Buckinghamshire; selective (grammar), sixth form

Improved significantly ungraded inspection, 26 February 2025

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 71.9 (Buckinghamshire 53.7, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 96.1% (Buckinghamshire 59.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade A-, 46.22 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
3.8 mi6,162 m S
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
SL7 2BR, Buckinghamshire; selective (grammar), sixth form

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 1 May 2024
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 76.7 (Buckinghamshire 53.7, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 98.0% (Buckinghamshire 59.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B+, 44.75 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
4.7 mi7,568 m E
Beaconsfield High School
HP9 1RR, Buckinghamshire; selective (grammar), sixth form

Standards maintained ungraded inspection, 4 December 2024

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 74.5 (Buckinghamshire 53.7, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 97.2% (Buckinghamshire 59.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B+, 43.90 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for Beaconsfield High School
7.1 mi11,373 m NE
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
HP6 5HA, Buckinghamshire; selective (grammar), sixth form

Standards maintained ungraded inspection, 6 November 2024

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 76.2 (Buckinghamshire 53.7, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 98.9% (Buckinghamshire 59.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade A-, 47.41 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for Dr Challoner's Grammar School
7.5 mi12,014 m SE
Burnham Grammar School
SL1 7HG, Buckinghamshire; selective (grammar), sixth form

School remains Good ungraded inspection, 7 December 2022

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 71.4 (Buckinghamshire 53.7, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 97.8% (Buckinghamshire 59.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B, 40.84 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for Burnham Grammar School
8.3 mi13,388 m E
Dr Challoner's High School
HP7 9QB, Buckinghamshire; selective (grammar), sixth form

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 21 November 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 76.2 (Buckinghamshire 53.7, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 100.0% (Buckinghamshire 59.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade A-, 45.67 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Dr Challoner's High School
8.8 mi14,121 m NE
Chesham Grammar School
HP5 1BA, Buckinghamshire; selective (grammar), sixth form

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 4 March 2025
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 75.6 (Buckinghamshire 53.7, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 98.3% (Buckinghamshire 59.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade A-, 46.29 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Chesham Grammar School
9.2 mi14,836 m SE
Herschel Grammar School
SL1 3BW, Slough; selective (grammar), sixth form

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 21 May 2024
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 76.3 (Slough 53.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 98.0% (Slough 58.2%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B+, 41.68 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Herschel Grammar School
11 mi17,626 m SE
Upton Court Grammar School
SL3 7PR, Slough; selective (grammar), sixth form

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 29 November 2022
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 77.3 (Slough 53.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 98.2% (Slough 58.2%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B+, 43.15 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Upton Court Grammar School
11 mi17,705 m SE
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
SL3 7AF, Slough; selective (grammar), sixth form

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 7 November 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 74.6 (Slough 53.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 98.7% (Slough 58.2%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B, 40.01 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School

How this list works

This list shows only the schools whose admissions policy is recorded as selective in the register of schools: 163 open state-funded schools in England. Type a postcode, a city or a school's name to see the nearest ones by straight-line distance, with their latest Ofsted inspection and exam results.

Distances are in a straight line. For school places, each school's admission arrangements set how distance is measured: check them with the school or the council.

Two rulers that do not convert

Ofsted says the new grades cannot be compared with the old ones. Here each inspection keeps its own ruler and its date; nothing is converted or averaged. Ofsted ratings explained sets out each grade.

Before: four grades, one overall

4Inadequate
3Requires improvement
2Good
1Outstanding

From 1 September 2024 the overall grade was dropped: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management were still graded one to four, separately, as were sixth form and early years provision where the school had them. An ungraded inspection ends with a statement in Ofsted’s data, such as “school remains good”; where Ofsted’s data adds “(Concerns) - S5 Next” or “(Improving) - S5 Next”, we write “with concerns” or “improving” and link to the report.

Since 10 November 2025: five grades, area by area

Urgent improvement
Needs attention
Expected standard
Strong standard
Exceptional

Inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, attendance and behaviour, personal development and wellbeing, leadership and governance and, where the school has them, early years and post-16 provision. Safeguarding is met or not met.

Schools by city

Birmingham 8 grammar schools, 88 secondary schools, 51 sixth forms and colleges
Bradford 35 secondary schools
Bristol 47 secondary schools, 33 sixth forms and colleges
Coventry 22 secondary schools, 20 sixth forms and colleges
Croydon 23 secondary schools, 19 sixth forms and colleges
Doncaster 20 secondary schools
Enfield 21 secondary schools, 20 sixth forms and colleges
Leeds 45 secondary schools, 24 sixth forms and colleges
Leicester 21 secondary schools, 5 sixth forms and colleges
Liverpool 32 secondary schools, 30 sixth forms and colleges
London 3 grammar schools, 267 secondary schools, 220 sixth forms and colleges
Manchester 2 grammar schools, 32 secondary schools, 9 sixth forms and colleges
Norwich 22 secondary schools, 12 sixth forms and colleges
Nottingham 19 secondary schools, 12 sixth forms and colleges
Plymouth 3 grammar schools, 19 secondary schools, 17 sixth forms and colleges
Preston 22 secondary schools
Sheffield 30 secondary schools, 17 sixth forms and colleges
Walsall 2 grammar schools, 19 secondary schools
Wirral 6 grammar schools, 20 secondary schools
Wolverhampton 20 secondary schools, 19 sixth forms and colleges

Sources

Ofsted: management information, state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026.
Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance, academic year 2025/26 (provisional), school, local authority and England data, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: 16 to 19 performance, academic year 2024/25 (final), A level results by school and for England, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, register of schools (all establishments, 30 October 2026), accessed 30 October 2026.

Last updated 2 November 2026.