John Hampden Grammar School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Marlow Hill
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 1SZ
Phone 01494529589
Reference Number 136771

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1258
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 100%
Girls: 0%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 3.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 20.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 186 Unknown 186
8 184 Unknown 184
9 187 Unknown 187
10 180 Unknown 180
11 182 Unknown 182
12 179 Unknown 179
13 160 Unknown 160

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 46.3%
Indian 18%
Pakistani 12.1%
White, Other 5.2%
White & Asian 4.4%
Asian, Other 4.1%
Mixed, Other 2.2%
Unclassified 1.8%
African 1.3%
Chinese 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2022-10-19
Date Description Report
2022-09-14 School inspection: School inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as John Hampden Grammar School
2011-05-04 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-05-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-10-06 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-02-07 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-05-04 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-05-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-10-06 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-02-07 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
73.2 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 94.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 98.4% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 41.35 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 41.31 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) B B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 29% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 274 17
Third Preference 125 5
From another Local Authority 232 56

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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