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Chesham Grammar School

White Hill, Chesham, HP5 1BA

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GCSE Pass %

96.7%

Grade 5+ in English & Maths

Attainment 8

74.0

Avg across 8 subjects

Progress 8

N/A for 2024-25

A-Level Avg

A-

Avg grade per entry

Head Teacher

Miss Annmarie McNaney

Pupils

1,326 / 1,219

680 boys · 646 girls

Free School Meals

2.1%

Trust

Red Kite Schools Trust

Admissions

Year 7 Places178
Total Preferences1102
First Preferences262
Applications per Place6.2

Catchment Distance

2026
3.72 mi
2025
3.50 mi
2024
9.69 mi
2023
4.97 mi
2022
4.27 mi

Academic Performance History

YearGCSE Pass %Attainment 8Progress 8A-Level Avg
2024-2596.7%74.0A-
2023-24100%76.70.84A-
2022-2398%76.00.88B+
2021-2297%78.10.75A-
2018-1996%73.60.62

Progress 8 Breakdown & EBacc

YearP8 EnglishP8 MathsP8 EBaccP8 OpenEBacc EntryEBacc 5+
2024-2593.9%83.9%
2023-240.600.801.080.7790.6%85.6%
2022-230.670.831.040.8289%84%
2021-220.300.860.900.7185%81%

P8 English

Progress in English vs national average. Positive = above average.

P8 Maths

Progress in Maths vs national average. Positive = above average.

P8 EBacc

Progress in EBacc subjects (sciences, humanities, languages) vs national average.

P8 Open

Progress in remaining subjects (arts, computing, etc) vs national average.

EBacc Entry

% of students taking the full EBacc curriculum (English, Maths, Sciences, Humanities, Languages).

EBacc 5+

% of students achieving grade 5 or above across all EBacc subjects.

A-Level Subjects

SubjectEntriesvs 2023-24Grade Distribution
Maths112=
A*: 36%/ 40A: 26%/ 29B: 22%/ 24C: 9%/ 10D: 6%/ 7E: 1%/ 1
Economics64+23
A*: 22%/ 14A: 33%/ 21B: 33%/ 21C: 6%/ 4D: 5%/ 3
Chemistry57+21
A*: 25%/ 14A: 39%/ 22B: 25%/ 14C: 11%/ 6E: 2%/ 1
Sociology48+26
A*: 33%/ 16A: 40%/ 19B: 25%/ 12D: 2%/ 1
Physics47-11
A*: 19%/ 9A: 38%/ 18B: 13%/ 6C: 17%/ 8D: 13%/ 6
Psychology46-10
A*: 13%/ 6A: 35%/ 16B: 30%/ 14C: 15%/ 7D: 4%/ 2E: 2%/ 1
Biology44+1
A*: 34%/ 15A: 32%/ 14B: 20%/ 9C: 11%/ 5D: 2%/ 1
History38-2
A*: 5%/ 2A: 37%/ 14B: 50%/ 19C: 5%/ 2D: 3%/ 1
Geography37+1
A*: 27%/ 10A: 38%/ 14B: 19%/ 7C: 16%/ 6
English literature30-2
A*: 13%/ 4A: 37%/ 11B: 23%/ 7C: 23%/ 7D: 3%/ 1
Further Mathematics28+3
A*: 39%/ 11A: 32%/ 9B: 18%/ 5C: 4%/ 1E: 7%/ 2
Government and Politics25+4
A*: 28%/ 7A: 20%/ 5B: 44%/ 11C: 8%/ 2
Fine Art14-1
A*: 43%/ 6A: 36%/ 5B: 14%/ 2C: 7%/ 1
French14+5
A*: 36%/ 5A: 29%/ 4B: 29%/ 4C: 7%/ 1
Drama and Theatre Studies12+4
A*: 8%/ 1A: 25%/ 3B: 58%/ 7D: 8%/ 1
Spanish10+3
A*: 33%/ 3A: 56%/ 5B: 11%/ 1
Physical Education / Sports Studies9
A*: 11%/ 1A: 11%/ 1B: 44%/ 4C: 33%/ 3
Religious Studies9+1
A: 11%/ 1B: 44%/ 4C: 22%/ 2D: 11%/ 1E: 11%/ 1
Computer Science8+1
A*: 13%/ 1A: 38%/ 3C: 25%/ 2D: 25%/ 2
German7+2
A*: 14%/ 1A: 57%/ 4B: 14%/ 1C: 14%/ 1
Music5-3Grades suppressed (fewer than 5 entries)
Photography3-9Grades suppressed (fewer than 5 entries)
Italian1Grades suppressed (fewer than 5 entries)
Japanese1Grades suppressed (fewer than 5 entries)
Punjabi1Grades suppressed (fewer than 5 entries)
Russian1Grades suppressed (fewer than 5 entries)

Data from DfE School Performance Tables, GIAS, Ofsted, and Buckinghamshire Council allocation profiles. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ElevenReady is not affiliated with any school, council, or government body.