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Chesham Grammar School

White Hill, Chesham, HP5 1BA

OutstandingMixedBuckinghamshireAges 11-1801494782854

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)