St Clement Danes SchoolDr Challoner's High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Clement Danes School and Dr Challoner's High School are secondary schools.
St Clement Danes School scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Dr Challoner's High School scores 89 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Dr Challoner's High School is ahead on our composite score.
St Clement Danes School was judged Outstanding and Dr Challoner's High School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 64.0 for St Clement Danes School and 76.2 for Dr Challoner's High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Clement Danes School (67.0 in 2021-22, 64.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Dr Challoner's High School (81.2 in 2021-22, 76.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RickmansworthSt Clement Danes School | AmershamDr Challoner's High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B81/100 | A89/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 81 in Hertfordshire | 1st of 37 in Buckinghamshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,585 | 1,391 | |
| Capacity | 1,590 | 1,145 | |
| Location | Rickmansworth, WD3 6EW | Amersham, HP7 9QB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 64.0 | 76.2 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 82.0% | 100.0% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 90.8% | 100.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 239 | 184 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 201 | 209 | |
| A-level average points | 42.9 | 45.7 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | A- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 43.2 | 45.7 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 27.5% | 40.7% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,592 | 1,358 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 5.3% | 2.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.4% | 15.8% | |
| SEN support | 12.2% | 2.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 0.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% | 5.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.5% | 14.1% 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.
St Clement Danes School
Dr Challoner's High School
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