Fully selective state school · Buckinghamshire
John Hampden Grammar School 11+ admissions
September 2027 entryEvidence reviewed 1 October 2026Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
At a glance
- Address
- Marlow Hill, High Wycombe, South East, HP11 1SZ
- Year 7 admission
- Boys for Year 7 admission
- School type
- Fully selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Day school
- Religion or denomination
- GIAS records no applicable religious character.
- Published admission number
- 180September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 180September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- 4.7DfE National Offer Day, September 2026 entry. This is not a pass probability.
- Assessment provider
- GL AssessmentGL Assessment is verified for the linked assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.
Selection route
- Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
Formal consortium · GL Assessment · Two school-administered Transfer Test papers, with practice and test sessions in September 2026
Age-standardised scores are weighted 50% verbal, 25% mathematical and 25% non-verbal; a total of 121 or more qualifies. Score is not used as an oversubscription priority rule.
Official registration page
- Eligibility
- Boys entering Year 7 in September 2027 are eligible if they achieve 121 in the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test or are deemed qualified by Selection Review or, exceptionally, an Admissions Appeal, subject to the 12 ring-fenced lower-score places.
- Score policy
- The STT assesses verbal, non-verbal and mathematical skills with age-standardised scores combined into the Secondary Transfer Test Score. A score of 121 or more automatically qualifies; 12 ring-fenced places within the PAN may admit eligible catchment applicants scoring 113-120.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
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Who gets priority
Published area: Priority Area A: High Wycombe, part of South Buckinghamshire and outlying villages, Priority Area B: part of South Buckinghamshire and Maidenhead.
The two mapped areas together form the catchment; Area A precedes Area B in the residence categories. These descriptions do not define exact borders. The school’s linked PDF map was unavailable when checked. Use the council address checker shown here. Confirm the full address and applicable priority area with Buckinghamshire Admissions. The normal home address must apply by 1 September 2026, with the child intended to remain there or in catchment at entry.
Open the official boundary informationQualifying EHCP-named boys are admitted first. The Year 7 order is care status, including adoption after overseas state care; up to 12 catchment care or Pupil/Service Premium boys scoring 113-120; other catchment premium boys scoring 121+; catchment boys with a same-home continuing JHGS brother in Years 7-12 at allocation and entry; catchment boys with a continuing sister at Wycombe High; sons of permanent-contract staff employed for two years at application or recruited for a demonstrable shortage; Area A; Area B; evidenced exceptional medical/social need; then other boys. The 12 places are a score concession, not the total intake of 180. Other applicants need 121 or qualification by selection review/appeal. Premium entitlement must be established by the 31 October CAF deadline, with evidence shown to the school. Each category uses nearer distance first, then independently supervised drawing of lots. Distance is straight-line from the Ordnance Survey home address point to the nearest open pupil gate. Medical/social claims need independent professional evidence and panel consideration showing why this school is needed. Normal residence means over half of Sunday-to-Thursday nights in term time, by 1 September 2026, with intended residence there or in catchment at entry; notify changes immediately. Service/Crown families can use evidenced intended addresses before moving; evidence is needed by 30 January for the first allocation. The waiting list follows criteria, not join date, until 31 December 2027; transfer-test qualification then lapses and in-year procedures apply from 1 January 2028. Declined offers do not prevent rejoining. A final waiting-list place for a multiple birth admits all siblings above PAN.
For September 2027 entry. Policy checked 2026-10-01. A priority category does not guarantee an offer.
Read the admissions policyApplications and offers over time
DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. Each preference is a school named on an application; a child can name several schools. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.
| September entry | Preferences | Offers | Preferences per offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Preferences865 | Offers184 | Preferences per offer4.70 |
| 2025 | Preferences715 | Offers180 | Preferences per offer3.97 |
| 2024 | Preferences770 | Offers181 | Preferences per offer4.25 |
| 2023 | Preferences793 | Offers179 | Preferences per offer4.43 |
| 2022 | Preferences793 | Offers175 | Preferences per offer4.53 |
| 2021 | Preferences1,097 | Offers177 | Preferences per offer6.20 |
| 2020 | Preferences821 | Offers173 | Preferences per offer4.75 |
| 2019 | Preferences736 | Offers178 | Preferences per offer4.13 |
| 2018 | Preferences738 | Offers148 | Preferences per offer4.99 |
| 2017 | Preferences730 | Offers151 | Preferences per offer4.83 |
| 2016 | Preferences754 | Offers160 | Preferences per offer4.71 |
| 2015 | Preferences622 | Offers148 | Preferences per offer4.20 |
| 2014 | Preferences597 | Offers146 | Preferences per offer4.09 |
School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-01.
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What the assessment covers
These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.
- Verbal skills
- Mathematical skills
- Non-verbal skills
These stages are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.
1. Secondary Transfer Test
Year 6 children take the test for grammar-school entry in September 2027.
Key dates
- Registration opens
- GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
- Registration deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
- Test date
- GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
- CAF deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
- National Offer Day
- GIAS does not publish the current offer date.
Shared assessment-route dates
| Date | Route | When |
|---|---|---|
| Registration opens | RouteBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | When1 May 2026 |
| Registration closes | RouteBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | When2 June 2026 |
| Transfer Test | RouteBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | When10 September 2026 |
| Results released | RouteBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | When9 October 2026 |
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Fees
- Fee per term
- This is a state-funded school.
- Fee per year
- This is a state-funded school.
- Published fee context
- This is a state-funded school.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
Practise for this school's test
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Sample papers
Official papers for this school's test, from the school itself or the body that runs the test, linked from the publisher's own site. Trace Learn does not host copies.
| Paper | Published by | Subjects | Answers | Opens on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary Transfer Test familiarisation booklet | Published byBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsMixed subjects | Answersanswers available | Opens onopens on buckinghamshire.gov.uk |
| Secondary Transfer Test familiarisation booklet (earlier edition) | Published byBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsMixed subjects | Answersanswers available | Opens onopens on buckinghamshire.gov.uk |
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Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does John Hampden Grammar School use?
John Hampden Grammar School uses Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test for September 2027 entry. The route names GL Assessment as the assessment provider.
How many Year 7 places does John Hampden Grammar School have?
John Hampden Grammar School's published admission number is 180 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to John Hampden Grammar School?
Boys entering Year 7 in September 2027 are eligible if they achieve 121 in the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test or are deemed qualified by Selection Review or, exceptionally, an Admissions Appeal, subject to the 12 ring-fenced lower-score places.
Are John Hampden Grammar School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
Qualifying EHCP-named boys are admitted first. The Year 7 order is care status, including adoption after overseas state care; up to 12 catchment care or Pupil/Service Premium boys scoring 113-120; other catchment premium boys scoring 121+; catchment boys with a same-home continuing JHGS brother in Years 7-12 at allocation and entry; catchment boys with a continuing sister at Wycombe High; sons of permanent-contract staff employed for two years at application or recruited for a demonstrable shortage; Area A; Area B; evidenced exceptional medical/social need; then other boys. The 12 places are a score concession, not the total intake of 180. Other applicants need 121 or qualification by selection review/appeal. Premium entitlement must be established by the 31 October CAF deadline, with evidence shown to the school. Each category uses nearer distance first, then independently supervised drawing of lots. Distance is straight-line from the Ordnance Survey home address point to the nearest open pupil gate. Medical/social claims need independent professional evidence and panel consideration showing why this school is needed. Normal residence means over half of Sunday-to-Thursday nights in term time, by 1 September 2026, with intended residence there or in catchment at entry; notify changes immediately. Service/Crown families can use evidenced intended addresses before moving; evidence is needed by 30 January for the first allocation. The waiting list follows criteria, not join date, until 31 December 2027; transfer-test qualification then lapses and in-year procedures apply from 1 January 2028. Declined offers do not prevent rejoining. A final waiting-list place for a multiple birth admits all siblings above PAN.
What subjects should a child prepare for John Hampden Grammar School?
The verified school or linked route evidence covers Verbal skills, Mathematical skills, and Non-verbal skills.
How current is the information for John Hampden Grammar School?
Trace Learn reviewed 5 attached evidence sources by 2026-10-01. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Guide to grammar schools and the Secondary Transfer Test: timeline for entry in 2027
Buckinghamshire Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- Admissions Policy 2027
John Hampden Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
- Admissions Policy 2027
John Hampden Grammar School. Accessed 1 October 2026. September 2027 entry.
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