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Open Evening 10th July for Sept 2025 Admissions - tickets will be available to book on this website from mid June.

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Our ambition for your son is to #BeMore.

John Hampden Grammar School is an outstanding school with exceptional academic success. In a changing world we know our young men will need more. They will need character, spirit, resilience. They will need to lead, to inspire, to take responsibility. They will need to care, collaborate and create. This is what we mean by #BeMore.

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JHGS Question Time

Another excellent JHGS Question Time took place this Thursday evening. Our first panel opened with students from JHGS, Wycombe High and Pip...

Posted / 02/02/24

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Wellbeing Award for Schools

On Thursday 5th October, JHGS had its external verification visit towards achieving the Wellbeing Award for Schools. This vis...

Posted / 01/11/23

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NASA Astronaut Dominic 'Tony' Antonelli at JHGS

We were delighted in June to welcome Tony Antonelli, former NASA astronaut and veteran of two space flights into school. The visit was kindl...

Posted / 15/06/23

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Grease! February 2023

What a show! From the auditions in October last year to the three shows put on at JHGS in collaboration with Wycombe High School this...

Posted / 05/01/23

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Virtual Open Evening for September 2023 Admissions is now Live!

If you were unable to visit JHGS for our live Open Evening or our booked out Open Morning tours, please take a look at our virtual...

Posted / 18/07/22

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Primary School Language Discovery Days

We were delighted to host year 6 pupils from Chepping View, Carrington and Castlefield Junior schools at the end of June for our inaugural L...

Posted / 04/07/22

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Sports Day 2022

Another fantastic Sports Day took place on Friday 1st July. We were delighted to welcome back our family supporters and the threatened rain...

Posted / 04/07/22

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Two County Cup Champions!

We were delighted to have three of our football squads make the County Finals this year - years 8, 9 and 10 all had hard fought finals and t...

Posted / 04/04/22

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JHGS Question Time 2022!

After three years JHGS Question Time returned to school on March 31st 2022. A student panel began the evening ably chaired by Mr...

Posted / 22/03/22

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2022 Virtual Tour of JHGS

For a guided introduction and tour of the school by our Deputy Head boy Tom, please view the Virtual Tour video here. Vid...

Posted / 07/01/22

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Virtual Christmas Concert 2021

Our Christmas Concert has sadly had to revert to a virtual format once again this year. Please enjoy the wonderful performances f...

Posted / 16/12/21

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Christmas Lunch 2021

We held our traditional 'Christmas' lunch on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th December. As ever, the Thursday was also Christmas Jumper...

Posted / 13/12/21

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Design Technology Block official opening

On Thursday 11th November we were delighted to welcome the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' and its current Master, Mr David Wood...

Posted / 11/11/21

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Official Opening of the Innovation Hub - 15th October 2021

We were delighted to welcome David Dein MBE and Baroness Karren Brady CBE to officially open the Innovation Hub today. After a short i...

Posted / 18/10/21

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Innovation Hub Timelapse

The full time lapse for the construction of the new Innovation Hub can be viewed here. Henry Young an alumnus who runs Cerulean Fi...

Posted / 01/10/20

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The Y7 Athletics team participated in their first competition of the season. They came 4th at the District Indoor Competition this afternoon. Lots to take forwards and learn from today! pic.twitter.com/Bb9BwUoN5H

@JHGSHW / 18/04/24

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An amazing end to the football season with the Year 10s winning the County Cup Final. An excellent 2-1 win over The Grange with goals from Max and Riley. Quality all over the pitch today, well done all!

@JHGSHW / 22/03/24

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@JHGSHW / 21/03/24

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Congratulations to the KS3 squash team who finished 7th at the National Squash Finals today. The team played some tough opponents throughout the day but finished the day with a win! Player of the day was Jacob. @JHGSHW @SquashWycombe 🦢 pic.twitter.com/tQc9Aispaz

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@JHGSHW / 13/03/24

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The 1st VII were in action at the @NextPhaseAcad 7s this afternoon. The boys made it to the semifinals of the plate competition. Player of the tournament was Josh in Y12. pic.twitter.com/tcm0iFC6Mg

@JHGSHW / 06/03/24

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The 1st VII were in action at the @NextPhaseAcad 7s this afternoon. The boys made it to the semifinals of the plate competition. Player of the tournament was Josh in Y12. pic.twitter.com/tcm0iFC6Mg

@JHGSHW / 06/03/24

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The importance of reasoned debate exemplified this evening as a way of creating true community cohesion - the answer to our second question of the evening. #BeMoreKind

@JHGSHW / 29/02/24

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Our first topic is one which touches all of us the #NHS - too many managers or underfunding, is private insurance the way forward ?

@JHGSHW / 29/02/24

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Our professional panel take their seats for the second debate of the evening ably chaired by alumnus #LucaWebb #BeMoreInvolved pic.twitter.com/hb4GZhESN2

@JHGSHW / 29/02/24

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@JHQuestionTime is underway for 2024 with some of Buckinghamshire’s bright minds debating the most important topics of the moment before our professional panel. #BeMoreInvolved pic.twitter.com/YPmcWPDEgR

@JHGSHW / 29/02/24

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Beginning of a busy weekend for our year 11-13 language students in #Madrid starting with tapas at La Catedral and a visit to @realmadriden home stadium today! pic.twitter.com/HEVe7bvgbw

@JHGSHW / 10/02/24

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We were delighted to welcome @MB_EjectEject to school this week for a talk on #Engineering and apprenticeships for #ApprenticeshipWeek Ellis is a current student and his brother Finlay is doing his apprenticeship with the firm! pic.twitter.com/TUNZHm3FVb

@JHGSHW / 07/02/24

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Well done Freddie and Ella - a great start to your presenting careers! @wwfcofficial https://t.co/EdDqoUUoDA

@JHGSHW / 21/12/23

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The JHGS year 13 group to Berlin is recuperating at the hotel after an epic 4 hour walking tour of Berlin. Particular highlights were the Soviet War Memorial in Tiergarten and the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. pic.twitter.com/3kofQ3B2yA

@JHGSHW / 25/11/23

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@JHGSHW / 24/11/23

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The 7A rugby team won 30-0 @BorlaseSport this afternoon. A great defensive performance but a few things to work on in attack ahead of next weeks fixtures. MOTM Sky! 🏉🦢

@JHGSHW / 24/11/23

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The 7A rugby team won 30-0 @BorlaseSport this afternoon. A great defensive performance but a few things to work on in attack ahead of next weeks fixtures. MOTM Sky! 🏉🦢

@JHGSHW / 23/11/23

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Our final stop was at Tyne Cot, the largest CWGC Cemetery in the world. Mrs Smith and Mr Parbery gave final reflections for the boys to carry home with them. Thank you Leo for laying a wreath on behalf of us all at JHGS. pic.twitter.com/xmr469RHgX

@JHGSHW / 23/10/23

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The JHGS Battlefields group is now en route to Ypres, Belgium. The group had the opporunity to join Ollie, Leo, and Joshua in remembering their respective relatives on the Somme. pic.twitter.com/eu451Qe9mK

@JHGSHW / 21/10/23

Open Evening 10th July for Sept 2025 Admissions - tickets will be available to book on this website from mid June.

Welcome

Explore Our School

A proud history

Download a prospectus

Remote Learning Guidance

Support Us

JHGS Question Time

Wellbeing Award for Schools

NASA Astronaut Dominic 'Tony' Antonelli at JHGS

Grease! February 2023

Virtual Open Evening for September 2023 Admissions is now Live!

Primary School Language Discovery Days

Sports Day 2022

Two County Cup Champions!

JHGS Question Time 2022!

2022 Virtual Tour of JHGS

Virtual Christmas Concert 2021

Christmas Lunch 2021

Design Technology Block official opening

Official Opening of the Innovation Hub - 15th October 2021

Innovation Hub Timelapse

Visit our Sixth Form

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