Appearances in The Media
John Hampden Grammar School has appeared in the media on a number of occasions. A section of BBC Radio 4's In Our Time was recorded at the school. In 2008 it featured in a BBC Radio 4 programme about the 11+ examination and social selection.
In May 2010, the school featured on Channel 4 in a programme presented by Heston Blumenthal, a former pupil at the school. In the programme, the chef, made famous for his restaurant in Bray, The Fat Duck, cooked spam fritters with members of the school's kitchen staff.
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.
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