Ashlyns SchoolChesham Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Ashlyns School and Chesham Grammar School are secondary schools.
Ashlyns School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Chesham Grammar School scores 86 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Chesham Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Ashlyns School was judged Good and Chesham Grammar School was judged exceptional.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.0 for Ashlyns School and 75.6 for Chesham Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Ashlyns School (54.5 in 2021-22, 54.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Chesham Grammar School (78.1 in 2021-22, 75.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BerkhamstedAshlyns School | CheshamChesham Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100 | A86/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 33rd of 81 in Hertfordshire | 3rd of 37 in Buckinghamshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,561 | 1,331 | |
| Capacity | 1,557 | 1,219 | |
| Location | Berkhamsted, HP4 3AH | Chesham, HP5 1BA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 54.0 | 75.6 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62.7% | 98.3% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79.3% | 99.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 271 | 179 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 155 | 210 | |
| A-level average points | 37.6 | 46.3 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | A- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.7 | 46.4 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 8.7% | 43.3% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,535 | 1,326 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 11.8% | 2.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.5% | 12.3% | |
| SEN support | 13.9% | 3.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 0.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.8% | 5.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.3% | 12.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Ashlyns School
Chesham Grammar School
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