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John Hampden Grammar School
John Hampden Grammar School in High Wycombe admits boys through Buckinghamshire’s Secondary Transfer Test and school-specific priority rules.
Grammar school · High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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Use Plusling to prepare for 11+ entry to John Hampden Grammar School. Build skills with original questions, understand the answers and turn tricky topics into your next step forward.
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Meet the school
At a glance
Facts checked
- 2027 school priority
- Up to 12 places are ring-fenced for eligible catchment boys with looked-after or Pupil Premium/Service Premium status scoring 113–120.
- John Hampden Grammar School
- School-specific form or evidence
- Applicants using oversubscription rule 5 for a current sibling at Wycombe High School must send John Hampden’s form and proof of enrolment by 30 November 2026.
- John Hampden Grammar School
- 2027 catchment residence
- For 2027 catchment priority, the boy must have lived at the home address by 1 September 2026 and be expected to remain there or within catchment at entry.
- John Hampden Grammar School
Marlow Hill, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1SZ
Plan your approach
Year 7 entry
For September 2027 entry
Two multiple-choice papers: verbal skills including comprehension and English, and mathematics with non-verbal and spatial reasoning.
- Assessment
- Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
- Provider
- GL Assessment
What the assessment covers
- Verbal skills
- English comprehension
- Mathematics
- Non verbal reasoning
- Spatial reasoning
Meeting the qualifying standard makes a child eligible for consideration; each school has its own admission and oversubscription policy.
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The admissions process
- Follow the council test process; children outside a state-funded Buckinghamshire primary had to register separately by 2 June 2026.
- If claiming the Wycombe High sibling rule, send the school’s form and proof by 30 November 2026.
- For eligible Pupil Premium or Service Premium priority, provide the school evidence of entitlement by 31 October 2026.
- Submit a separate school preference through your home local authority by its deadline; Buckinghamshire residents have until 31 October 2026.
Read the official details: Admissions information from The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools
Go to the source
Official links for your shortlist
Use the school’s current admissions information to check which sample papers or familiarisation materials apply to your child’s entry year.
From subjects to skills
Turn the assessment subjects into a practice plan.
Start with these core skills from the published subject list. Pair the official assessment material with regular Plusling practice.
Verbal reasoning
A useful place to start
Talk through word relationships, letter patterns and codes. Encourage your child to explain the rule before choosing an answer.
Build on it with Plusling
Explore words and logic with Plusling’s verbal reasoning quizzes, with feedback that helps the next attempt feel clearer.
Start the 5-question verbal reasoning quizEnglish
A useful place to start
Read a short passage together. Ask your child to find evidence for an answer and explain unfamiliar words in context.
Build on it with Plusling
Build on that reading with Plusling’s English questions and explanations, then choose a topic to practise again.
Start the 5-question English quizMaths
A useful place to start
Ask your child to explain their method, estimate the answer and check the final calculation. Notice which step needs more practice.
Build on it with Plusling
Use Plusling’s original maths questions and worked explanations to make those next practice sessions count.
Start the 5-question maths quizNon-verbal reasoning
A useful place to start
Look for changes in shape, position, shading and direction. Work out one rule at a time before checking it against the choices.
Build on it with Plusling
Give visual reasoning another go in Plusling, with original puzzles and explanations your child can return to.
Start the 5-question non-verbal reasoning quizPrint, practise, build confidence
Printable practice for these subjects
Original Plusling papers with space to work and separate answers and explanations.
Verbal Reasoning papers
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English papers
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Maths papers
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Non-Verbal Reasoning papers
Explore the papersThese are Plusling skills practice, not official school or test papers.
Keep the practical steps clear
Your application starting points
Use the official links on this page to answer these questions for your child’s entry year.
Check the entry point and eligibility
Confirm the year group, age requirements and any conditions that apply to your child.
Put the right dates in your diary
Note any published registration, assessment, application and offer-response dates that apply to your child’s route. They may be separate steps.
Check the assessment guidance
If an assessment applies, look for official examples, question formats, timings and answer instructions to help plan your child’s preparation.
Read the school’s admissions criteria
Check catchment, oversubscription rules and any supplementary form alongside the test registration.
Picture your child’s everyday life here.
An open day is a chance to look beyond the exam. Useful questions to take with you:
- How do you help new pupils settle in and make friends?
- Who can a child turn to when they feel worried or stuck?
- How do you help pupils recover from a setback and discover their strengths?
Know where to focus
Give their preparation a clear direction.
See the topics your child has practised, revisit questions that need another look and choose a focus for the next session. Plusling helps you put your time where it can be useful.
- Topic summaries and practice history
- Choose topics in Focus Practice
- Progress to discuss with the adults helping them
Their next step starts here
Give their 11+ preparation a confident start.
Try Plusling together. Five free questions, useful feedback and a first look at a friendlier way to practise.
Before you apply
- Test registration and the school-place application are separate steps.
- Meeting the selective standard makes an applicant eligible for consideration; it does not itself guarantee this school.
Plusling’s guide to John Hampden Grammar School is independently written. The school and its admissions authority publish the official arrangements.
Contains government school-register data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Primary sources
- John Hampden Grammar School: school details Department for Education
- John Hampden Grammar School: 2027 admissions policy John Hampden Grammar School
- John Hampden Grammar School: 2027 admissions John Hampden Grammar School
- The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools | TBGS Schools The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools
- Guide to grammar schools and the Secondary Transfer Test | Buckinghamshire Council Buckinghamshire Council
- Register for the Secondary Transfer Test Buckinghamshire Council
- Apply for a secondary school place Buckinghamshire Council
- Secondary Transfer Testing process and familiarisation booklet Buckinghamshire Council