Grammar schools in Rickmansworth
There are no grammar schools in Rickmansworth.
Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire have 13 of them, but none in Rickmansworth itself — so every state secondary in Rickmansworth admits without a selective test.
The nearest is Dr Challoner's High School, about 4.0 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 Hertfordshire
Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire have 13 grammar schools, but none in Rickmansworth 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 Rickmansworth
Straight-line distance from the centre of Rickmansworth — not a travel time.
| School | Area | Distance | Intake | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Challoner's High School | Amersham | 4.0 miles | Girls | Outstanding |
| Dr Challoner's Grammar School | Amersham | 5.9 miles | Boys | Outstanding |
| Chesham Grammar School | Chesham | 6.6 miles | Mixed | Not judged |
| Beaconsfield High School | Beaconsfield | 7.6 miles | Girls | Outstanding |
| Herschel Grammar School | Slough | 10.4 miles | Mixed | Outstanding |
| St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School | Slough | 10.5 miles | Mixed | Outstanding |
Schools in Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth has 24 open schools. Browse all Rickmansworth schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.
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