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Grammar schools in Hemel Hempstead

There are no grammar schools in Hemel Hempstead.

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 Hemel Hempstead admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Chesham Grammar School, about 6.6 miles away in Buckinghamshire. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Hemel Hempstead

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Chesham Grammar School Chesham 6.6 miles Mixed Not judged
Dr Challoner's High School Amersham 7.6 miles Girls Outstanding
Dr Challoner's Grammar School Amersham 8.3 miles Boys Outstanding
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Barnet 12.9 miles Boys Outstanding
Beaconsfield High School Beaconsfield 13.0 miles Girls Outstanding
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe High Wycombe 14.1 miles Boys 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.

Chesham Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Up to 6 places for Pupil Premium children in the catchment area scoring 110–120 (looked-after children first) (published source)
  3. Children in the catchment area who qualify for the Pupil Premium (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)

Dr Challoner's Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after boys (published source)
  2. Boys in the catchment area receiving the Pupil Premium (published source)
  3. Siblings of students in Years 7–12 living in the catchment area (published source)

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)

Beaconsfield High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Qualified girls in the catchment area on the Pupil or Service Premium (published source)
  3. Up to 10 places for Pupil or Service Premium girls in the catchment area scoring at least 115 (published source)

The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Up to 6 places for Pupil Premium or looked-after boys in the catchment (both priority areas) scoring 115–120 (published source)
  3. Qualified Pupil Premium boys living in the catchment area (published source)

Schools in Hemel Hempstead

Hemel Hempstead has 46 open schools. Browse all Hemel Hempstead schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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