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Grammar schools in Abingdon

There are no grammar schools in Abingdon.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Only 46 of the 226 local authorities in the UK still have any, and Oxfordshire is not one of them, so every state secondary in Abingdon admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Kendrick School, about 20.9 miles away in Reading. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Abingdon

Straight-line distance from the centre of Abingdon — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Kendrick School Reading 20.9 miles Girls Outstanding
Reading School Reading 21.3 miles Boys Outstanding
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School Aylesbury 22.5 miles Mixed Outstanding
John Hampden Grammar School High Wycombe 23.1 miles Boys Outstanding
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Marlow 23.2 miles Mixed Outstanding
Wycombe High School High Wycombe 23.2 miles Girls Outstanding

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Kendrick School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after child or previously looked after child (lower qualifying score, 5 marks below standard threshold) (published source)
  2. In receipt of Pupil/Service Premium on 31 Aug, permanent home address within Priority Area 1 or 2 (lower qualifying score) (published source)
  3. Up to 75% of places (96 of 128): permanent home address within Priority Area 1 or 2, by rank order of score (published source)

Reading School — 2026 entry

  1. Category 1: (Previously) Looked After Children, with a score up to 5 marks below the eligible score (published source)
  2. Category 2: Pupil or Service Premium children living within the catchment area, score up to 5 marks below eligible score (published source)
  3. Category 3: Children within the catchment area with a demonstrated significant social or welfare need (written professional evidence required) (published source)

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Children in the catchment area since 1 September of Year 5 eligible for the Pupil Premium (published source)
  3. Siblings of students on the roll (published source)

John Hampden Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after boys (published source)
  2. 12 places for looked-after, Pupil Premium or Service Premium boys in the catchment area scoring 113–120 (published source)
  3. Other Pupil or Service Premium boys in the catchment area scoring 121+ (published source)

Sir William Borlase's Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children scoring at least 110 (published source)
  2. Up to 20 places for Pupil Premium children in the catchment area scoring 110–120 — nearest first (published source)
  3. Pupil Premium children in the catchment area scoring 121+ (published source)

Wycombe High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after, previously looked after and internationally adopted girls (published source)
  2. Qualified girls on the Pupil Premium living in the catchment area (published source)
  3. Up to 12 places for disadvantaged girls in the catchment area scoring 113–120 (published source)

Schools in Abingdon

Abingdon has 31 open schools. Browse all Abingdon schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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