Chesham Grammar School
White Hill, Chesham, HP5 1BA
1,331 pupils · 109% of 1,219 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- RED KITE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 2.7%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 March 2025, published 29 April 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 74 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 96.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 99.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 93.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.69 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 183 | 309 | 1,080 | 183 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 178 | 262 | 1,102 | 178 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 182 | 225 | 948 | 182 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 181 | 242 | 1,013 | 181 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 183 | 229 | 991 | 183 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 185 | 414 | 1,268 | 185 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 184 | 250 | 1,030 | 184 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 186 | 287 | 1,068 | 186 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Chiltern Hills Academy 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Dr Challoner's Grammar School 3.7 km · Outstanding (2019) · previous system
- Amersham School 4.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Dr Challoner's High School 5.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Ashlyns School 5.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Misbourne School 7.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.