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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.

Nearest grammar schools to Maidenhead

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
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

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.

Burnham Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Up to 6 places for looked-after children, or Pupil Premium children in the catchment area, scoring 115–120 (published source)
  3. Children in the catchment area eligible for the Pupil Premium (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)

Herschel Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children (accommodated or taken into care under Children Act 1989 s.20/31/38) (published source)
  2. Home address within 4 miles of the school (straight line), ranked by distance (closest first) (published source)
  3. Up to 10 places: Pupil Premium, home address within 10 miles of the school, ranked by distance (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)

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)

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)

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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