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Dr Challoner's Grammar School

Chesham Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5HA ·

Ofsted:Outstanding· 2024Grammar school
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At a glance

A state boys' grammar academy for ages 11–18 in Amersham. Rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection (November 2019). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 73.9 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 238 families put it first for 185 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
1,384
Gender
Boys
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Academy trust
DR CHALLONER'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Headteacher
Mr David Atkinson
Opened
Jan 2011
School website 01494787500 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 5 Nov 2019
OutstandingOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form
Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (6 Nov 2024): Standards maintained
Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 182 pupils

Attainment 8
73.9
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
96.2%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
97.8%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+1.18
2023/24 · CI 0.95 to 1.41
This school
73.9
Buckinghamshire
53.4
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
185
1st preferences
238
All applications
669
1st prefs per place
1.29
More first choices than places

168 of 238 first-preference applicants were offered a place (71%). 12 offers went to families living in another council area.

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,368
Capacity
1,356
102% full
Girls / boys
7/93
Boys
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)2.7%
  • English as an additional language17.4%
  • SEN support14.3%
  • Education, Health and Care plan0.8%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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