Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Amersham, Buckinghamshire
11+ scores · 2027 entry
| Lower qualifying score for reserved places | 115 |
| Qualifying score | 121 |
From Dr Challoner's Grammar School · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
10.011 miles
Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Dr Challoner's Grammar School is a secondary school in Amersham, Buckinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 6 November 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Dr Challoner's Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 10.011 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 5.34 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 5.76 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 6.072 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 5.092 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 7.348 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 6.51 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 5.905 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 5.548 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 7.211 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 Year 7 entry, the last child offered a place lived 10.011 miles away, the 4th longest of 25 Buckinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was further than in 2025 and was the longest of the 10 years with a published distance, after swinging sharply between some years.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry there were 238 first-choice applications for 185 offers; 168 offers went to first-choice families, and 70 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 96% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Buckinghamshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Chesham Road, Amersham, HP6 5HA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,384 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 6 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff live and breathe the school’s values of ‘aspiration, kindness and resilience’.”
- “The result is a vibrant, happy and inclusive school where academic rigour and personal development are equally important.”
- “Staff firmly believe that all pupils can succeed and flourish.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 96% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 73.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | A- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 238 first-preference applications, 185 offers in total, 168 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- Amersham School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dr Challoner's High School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Chesham Grammar School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chiltern Hills Academy 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holmer Green Senior School 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Misbourne School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sir William Ramsay School 4.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Chalfonts Community College 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
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