The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Amersham Road, High Wycombe, HP13 6QT
1,451 pupils · 106% of 1,371 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL HIGH WYCOMBE
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 5.9%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 October 2019, published 28 November 2019. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 73.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 97.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 100% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 94.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.19 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 182 | 217 | 701 | 182 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 185 | 213 | 668 | 185 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 190 | 217 | 654 | 190 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 185 | 274 | 744 | 185 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 189 | 227 | 659 | 189 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 184 | 304 | 816 | 184 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 189 | 316 | 768 | 189 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 190 | 243 | 726 | 190 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Highcrest Academy 1.6 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Sir William Ramsay School 2.1 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Wycombe High School 2.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- John Hampden Grammar School 3.2 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Holmer Green Senior School 3.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Cressex Community School 4.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.