JOHN HAMPDEN GRAMMAR SCHOOL

'John Hampden Grammar School' is a boys' grammar school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire in the United Kingdom. It is named after politician and English Civil War participant John Hampden. It should not be confused with the similarly named John Hampden School, which is a primary school in Wendover, Buckinghamshire.
The school was originally the Wycombe Technical High School (WTHS), which was founded in the building to the east of the town centre vacated by the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, when the latter moved to its present site to the north of the town. In 1966 when the WTHS moved to a new site to the south of the town, it was renamed as The John Hampden School (TJHS), and later took on the Grammar school name (JHGS).
As the original name suggested, the school was practically orientated, but now its results put it alongside other Buckinghamshire grammar schools[1]. New buildings, opened recently, include a new sports hall and mathematics classrooms. In 2001 the school was awarded specialist school status as a Technology College, by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).^[1]
The school has also conducted many Football tours, the website for the most recent being http://www.jhgstour.com.

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Miscellaneous

Notable alumni

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Miscellaneous

In 2003 the Royal Grammar School was used as the location for two seasons of the television series That'll Teach 'em for Channel 4. The then head teacher was the retired head of the John Hampden Grammar School, Andrew MacTavish. Mr. MacTavish was himself a pupil at the RGS, and started his teaching career there.^[2]

Notable alumni

★ Heston Blumenthal, chef.^[3]

★ Simon Burnett, swimmer.^[4]

★ Terry Pratchett, author.^[5]

★ David Shayler, member of MI5 prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act .^[6]

★ Steve Wilson, journalist.^[7]

★ Edward Savage, actor

References

External links

★ School website

★ Ofsted Report 2005

★ DfES Performance Tables