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Chesham Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
White Hill, Chesham HP5 1BA · cheshamgrammar.org · 01494 782854
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 74
- average Attainment 8 score. Buckinghamshire 53.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.72 mi
- 5.99 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,331
- 112 over 1,219 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 2.7%
- First language not English
- 12%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.72 mi (5.99 km) from the school. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 309 families put the school first and 183 places were offered; 57% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 183 | 309 | 1.7▲ | 57% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 178 | 262 | 1.5▲ | 60% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 182 | 225 | 1.2▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 181 | 242 | 1.3▲ | 62% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 183 | 229 | 1.3▲ | 66% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.72 mi5.99 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 74, and 96.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Buckinghamshire it was 53.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A- (46.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲74 | 46 | ||
| ▲96.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲93.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 92.3 | −0.4 |
| Sixth form college | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| Further education | 3.9 | +0.5 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 0.6 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | +0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210 students | A- (46.3) | Above average +0.34 | |
| 210 students | A- (46.2) | Above average +0.32 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 188 | A- (45.6) | +0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 206 | B+ (43.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 205 | A- (45.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 191 | B (41.3) | +0.06 |
| 2017/18 | 183 | B (40.5) | -0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 204 | B (39) | -0.10 |
| 2015/16 | 207 | B (40.3) | +0.34 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 71.4 | −0.9 |
| Further education | 1.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | −1.8 |
| Employment | 18 | +4.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | −2.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Chesham Grammar School on 4 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Feb 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (477 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 477
- 36% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied
based on 81 parents (17%) with SEND