Chiltern Hills Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Chesham, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026

Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

All

1.82

1.69

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Chiltern Hills Academy is a secondary school in Chesham, Buckinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 September 2022. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.

Chiltern Hills Academy 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	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2024	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2022	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2021	1.689 mi
Year 7 2020	1.823 mi
Year 7 2019	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2018	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2017	Every applicant was offered a place

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 31% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Buckinghamshire.
For Year 7 in 2026 there were 95 first-choice applications for 212 offers, 0.4 per offer and the 4th lowest of 34 Buckinghamshire secondary schools.
Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 2 of the 9 earlier years with a published outcome.
22.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 11.6% across 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: Chartridge Lane, Chesham, HP5 2RG
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 1,047 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 22.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.8

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 22 September 2022

Strengths

“Overall, pupils are positive about the school.”
“Leaders are determined that all pupils can ‘live life in all its fullness’.”
“The school is going through a period of change, and many pupils and staff share the excitement this brings.”

To improve

“However, they are aware that currently too few pupils take modern languages, and this limits the number gaining the English Baccalaureate (EBacc).”
“However, some teachers do not use assessment as well as they could to ensure that all pupils are challenged and supported.”
“Leaders accept that the current PSHE programme is not yet sequenced well enough.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 December 2022 (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)	31%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	40.3	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	C-	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: 95 first-preference applications, 212 offers in total, 95 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.

Chesham Grammar School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Dr Challoner's Grammar School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Amersham School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Misbourne School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Dr Challoner's High School 3.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Holmer Green Senior School 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Sir William Ramsay School 5.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
John Colet School 6.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published