Grammar schools in Dunstable
There are no grammar schools in Dunstable.
Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Buckinghamshire and Central Bedfordshire have 13 of them, but none in Dunstable itself — so every state secondary in Dunstable admits without a selective test.
The nearest is Aylesbury Grammar School, about 13.2 miles away in Buckinghamshire. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.
Grammar schools elsewhere in Buckinghamshire and Central Bedfordshire
Buckinghamshire and Central Bedfordshire have 13 grammar schools, but none in Dunstable itself.
- Aylesbury Grammar School — Aylesbury
- Aylesbury High School — Aylesbury
- Beaconsfield High School — Beaconsfield
- Burnham Grammar School — Slough
- Chesham Grammar School — Chesham
- Dr Challoner's Grammar School — Amersham
- Dr Challoner's High School — Amersham
- John Hampden Grammar School — High Wycombe
- Royal Latin School — Buckingham
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School — Aylesbury
- Sir William Borlase's Grammar School — Marlow
- The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe — High Wycombe
- Wycombe High School — High Wycombe
Nearest grammar schools to Dunstable
Straight-line distance from the centre of Dunstable — not a travel time.
| School | Area | Distance | Intake | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylesbury Grammar School | Aylesbury | 13.2 miles | Boys | Outstanding |
| Aylesbury High School | Aylesbury | 13.3 miles | Girls | Outstanding |
| Chesham Grammar School | Chesham | 13.5 miles | Mixed | Not judged |
| Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School | Aylesbury | 14.1 miles | Mixed | Outstanding |
| Dr Challoner's Grammar School | Amersham | 15.8 miles | Boys | Outstanding |
| Dr Challoner's High School | Amersham | 16.1 miles | Girls | Outstanding |
Schools in Dunstable
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