Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
A88
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Amersham, HP6 5HA
- Distance
- 1.5km away
Amersham School
Stanley Hill, Amersham, HP7 9HH
Local ranking18th of 37 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1040
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 2 December 2025. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 52.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 66.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 82.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 186
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Higher education
- 40.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 37.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
76
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 10.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 38.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 170
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1052
- Boys
- 553 (53%)
- Girls
- 497 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1040 (101% full)
- SEND
- 22.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 13.8%
- EAL
- 8.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.4%
- SEN Support
- 16.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 64.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,194/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 73.2%
- Asian Indian: 7.4%
- White Other: 5.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.8%
- Asian Other: 1.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
73.2%
White British
7.4%
Asian Indian
5.2%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Stanley Hill
Amersham, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 137343
- UKPRN
- 10035121
- Establishment No.
- 4095
- Trust
- AMERSHAM SCHOOL
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