Grammar schools in Maidenhead
There are no grammar schools in Maidenhead.
Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Buckinghamshire and Windsor and Maidenhead have 13 of them, but none in Maidenhead itself — so every state secondary in Maidenhead admits without a selective test.
The nearest is Burnham Grammar School, about 3.6 miles away in Buckinghamshire. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.
Grammar schools elsewhere in Buckinghamshire and Windsor and Maidenhead
Buckinghamshire and Windsor and Maidenhead have 13 grammar schools, but none in Maidenhead 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 Maidenhead
Straight-line distance from the centre of Maidenhead — not a travel time.
| School | Area | Distance | Intake | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham Grammar School | Slough | 3.6 miles | Mixed | Good |
| Sir William Borlase's Grammar School | Marlow | 3.8 miles | Mixed | Outstanding |
| Herschel Grammar School | Slough | 5.4 miles | Mixed | Outstanding |
| John Hampden Grammar School | High Wycombe | 6.5 miles | Boys | Outstanding |
| Wycombe High School | High Wycombe | 6.7 miles | Girls | Outstanding |
| Beaconsfield High School | Beaconsfield | 6.8 miles | Girls | Outstanding |
Schools in Maidenhead
Maidenhead has 36 open schools. Browse all Maidenhead schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.
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