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Grammar schools in Borehamwood

There are no grammar schools in Borehamwood.

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 Hertfordshire is not one of them, so every state secondary in Borehamwood admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, about 2.5 miles away in Barnet. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Borehamwood

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Barnet 2.5 miles Boys Outstanding
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School London 5.0 miles Girls Outstanding
The Henrietta Barnett School London 6.5 miles Girls Good
The Latymer School London 8.8 miles Mixed —
Dr Challoner's High School Amersham 12.8 miles Girls Outstanding
Woodford County High School Woodford Green 12.9 miles Girls Good

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.

Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet — 2026 entry

  1. All boys meeting the required standard, ranked purely by combined entrance-test score — no catchment area and no LAC/Pupil Premium priority category (published source)

St Michael's Catholic Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Baptised + Practising Catholic girls who are Looked After/Previously Looked After, ranked in the top 200 entrance-test places (published source)
  2. Up to 32 places (25%): Baptised + Practising Catholic girls eligible for Pupil Premium, ranked in the top 200 (published source)
  3. Baptised + Practising Catholic girls, in rank score order (published source)

The Henrietta Barnett School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children ranked in the top 300 Round One test results (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium girls ranked in the top 300 Round One test results, with current-school confirmation (published source)
  3. Girls living within 3 miles of the school (measured at application, straight line), who sit the Round Two test — ranked by score if oversubscribed (published source)

The Latymer School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children, ranked within the top 900 test-takers (published source)
  2. Up to 20 places: Free School Meals/Universal Credit children ranked within the top 900 (published source)
  3. Up to 20 music places: children ranked within the top 700, selected by audition after passing the academic threshold (published source)

Dr Challoner's High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after, previously looked after and internationally adopted girls (published source)
  2. Girls on the Pupil or Service Premium living in the catchment area since 1 April of Year 5 (published source)
  3. Up to 12 places for Pupil Premium or looked-after girls in the catchment area scoring at least 115 (up to 6 at 110–114 if unfilled) (published source)

Woodford County High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children with the minimum score (104) (published source)
  2. 45 places (25%) for children entitled to the Pupil Premium (including Ever 6), in order of total standardised score (published source)
  3. Other children living in the Common Catchment Area, in score order (published source)

Schools in Borehamwood

Borehamwood has 14 open schools. Browse all Borehamwood schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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