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Grammar schools in Wantage

There are no grammar schools in Wantage.

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 Oxfordshire is not one of them, so every state secondary in Wantage admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Kendrick School, about 22.0 miles away in Reading. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Wantage

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Kendrick School Reading 22.0 miles Girls Outstanding
Reading School Reading 22.4 miles Boys Outstanding
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Marlow 27.4 miles Mixed Outstanding
John Hampden Grammar School High Wycombe 28.0 miles Boys Outstanding
Wycombe High School High Wycombe 28.1 miles Girls Outstanding
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe High Wycombe 29.3 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.

Kendrick School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after child or previously looked after child (lower qualifying score, 5 marks below standard threshold) (published source)
  2. In receipt of Pupil/Service Premium on 31 Aug, permanent home address within Priority Area 1 or 2 (lower qualifying score) (published source)
  3. Up to 75% of places (96 of 128): permanent home address within Priority Area 1 or 2, by rank order of score (published source)

Reading School — 2026 entry

  1. Category 1: (Previously) Looked After Children, with a score up to 5 marks below the eligible score (published source)
  2. Category 2: Pupil or Service Premium children living within the catchment area, score up to 5 marks below eligible score (published source)
  3. Category 3: Children within the catchment area with a demonstrated significant social or welfare need (written professional evidence required) (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)

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)

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 Wantage

Wantage has 14 open schools. Browse all Wantage schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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