Wycombe High SchoolJohn Hampden Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in High Wycombe.
Summary of the comparison
Wycombe High School and John Hampden Grammar School are secondary schools in High Wycombe.
Wycombe High School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and John Hampden Grammar School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Wycombe High School is ahead on our composite score.
Wycombe High School was judged Outstanding and John Hampden Grammar School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 73.9 for Wycombe High School and 72.3 for John Hampden Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wycombe High School (79.4 in 2021-22, 73.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at John Hampden Grammar School (75.4 in 2021-22, 72.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | High WycombeWycombe High School | High WycombeJohn Hampden Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A85/100Stronger figure | B84/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 37 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure | 6th of 37 in Buckinghamshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,361 | 1,271 | |
| Capacity | 1,265 | 1,150 | |
| Location | High Wycombe, HP11 1TB | High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 73.9 Stronger figure | 72.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 96.8% | 97.8% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.5% Stronger figure | 99.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 96.3% Stronger figure | 71.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.16 Stronger figure | 6.69 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 187 | 178 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 195 | 175 | |
| A-level average points | 42.2 | 42.2 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | B+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 42.4 Stronger figure | 42.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 27.7% | 31.4% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,361 | 1,271 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 8.0% | 4.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.6% | 20.0% | |
| SEN support | 1.3% | 2.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.3% | 0.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% Stronger figure | 5.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.9% Stronger figure | 23.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Wycombe High School
John Hampden Grammar School
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