Grammar schools in and near High Wycombe
4 state selective schools are within five miles of the published High Wycombe place coordinate; 16 are within fifteen miles.
Nearby schools
4 within five miles, 9 within ten miles and 16 within fifteen miles of High Wycombe's published place coordinate. The nearest is The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, approximately 0.92 miles away.
Compare nearby schools
Schools are ordered by approximate straight-line distance. Some are in neighbouring towns. Offers are the published National Offer Day count for September 2026 entry, rather than available places for the next intake.
| School | Approximate miles | Test route | Offers (2026 entry) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombeboys admissions | Approximate miles0.92 | Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | Historic offers182 |
| Wycombe High Schoolgirls admissions | Approximate miles1.18 | Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | Historic offers190 |
| John Hampden Grammar Schoolboys admissions | Approximate miles1.27 | Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | Historic offers184 |
| Sir William Borlase's Grammar Schoolmixed admissions | Approximate miles4.60 | Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | Historic offers146 |
| Beaconsfield High Schoolgirls admissions | Approximate miles5.35 | Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | Historic offers186 |
| Dr Challoner's Grammar Schoolboys admissions | Approximate miles6.91 | Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | Historic offers185 |
| Dr Challoner's High Schoolgirls admissions | Approximate miles8.37 | Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | Historic offers189 |
| Burnham Grammar Schoolmixed admissions | Approximate miles8.43 | Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | Historic offers180 |
| Chesham Grammar Schoolmixed admissions | Approximate miles8.47 | Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | Historic offers183 |
| Herschel Grammar Schoolmixed admissions | Approximate miles10.16 | Test routeSlough Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus | Historic offers149 |
| Upton Court Grammar Schoolmixed admissions | Approximate miles11.87 | Test routeSlough Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus | Historic offers165 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Grammar Schoolmixed admissions | Approximate miles11.92 | Test routeSlough Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus | Historic offers150 |
| Aylesbury High Schoolgirls admissions | Approximate miles12.38 | Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | Historic offers191 |
| Aylesbury Grammar Schoolboys admissions | Approximate miles12.50 | Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | Historic offers183 |
| Sir Henry Floyd Grammar Schoolmixed admissions | Approximate miles12.63 | Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | Historic offers184 |
| Langley Grammar Schoolmixed admissions | Approximate miles12.88 | Test routeSlough Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus | Historic offers177 |
Nearby does not mean in catchment
Entrance routes for these schools
- Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
Verbal skills, Mathematical skills, Non-verbal skills
- Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus
Verbal reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning, English, Mathematics
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Location and admissions sources
Reference point: High Wycombe (51.63509, -0.75803). Distances use the great-circle method from this ONS place coordinate to the published school coordinates. The catalogue includes fully selective and labelled partly selective state schools. Coordinates, school records and offer statistics can come from different dated releases.
- Office for National Statistics: Index of Place Names in Great Britain, July 2024 (IPN_GB_2024.csv)
Place names, built-up areas, local authorities and coordinates, July 2024. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Office for National Statistics: Coastal communities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 (ons-bua-characteristics-2021.xlsx)
Usual residents per 2022 built-up area, Census 2021 (tables 1d and 1e). Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
Region of each local authority district. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Office for National Statistics: Trace Learn 11 Plus school catalog coordinates (GIAS postcodes resolved against the ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026)
School coordinates in apps/web/content/11-plus-admissions/schools.json and curated-schools.json. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
Applications and offers for September 2014 to September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)
Predecessor URNs used to carry preference history across academy conversions. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions parents ask
Which grammar school is nearest to the High Wycombe reference point?
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe is approximately 0.92 miles away in a straight line from the published place coordinate. A home address or travel route will give a different distance.
Are all these schools inside High Wycombe?
No. This comparison includes schools within fifteen miles of the High Wycombe reference point, including schools in neighbouring towns or local authorities. Partly selective schools are labelled separately.
Do these distances show the catchment boundary for High Wycombe?
No. These are approximate straight-line distances between ONS place and school coordinates. They do not establish a priority area, a travel time, a council-measured distance or the last distance offered.
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