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Dr Challoner's Grammar School

Chesham Road, Amersham, HP6 5HA

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GCSE Pass %

96.2%

Grade 5+ in English & Maths

Attainment 8

73.9

Avg across 8 subjects

Progress 8

N/A for 2024-25

A-Level Avg

A-

Avg grade per entry

Head Teacher

Mr David Atkinson

Pupils

1,368 / 1,356

1277 boys · 91 girls

Free School Meals

2.6%

Religious Character

None

Trust

Dr Challoner's Grammar School

Admissions

Year 7 Places177
Total Preferences624
First Preferences278
Applications per Place3.5

Catchment Distance

2026
10.01 mi
2025
5.34 mi
2024
5.76 mi
2023
6.07 mi
2022
5.09 mi

Academic Performance History

YearGCSE Pass %Attainment 8Progress 8A-Level Avg
2024-2596.2%73.9A-
2023-2499.5%77.51.18A-
2022-2399%77.51.19A-
2021-2299%77.90.75A
2018-1999%75.20.72

Progress 8 Breakdown & EBacc

YearP8 EnglishP8 MathsP8 EBaccP8 OpenEBacc EntryEBacc 5+
2024-2587.4%68.7%
2023-240.521.551.501.0688.2%78.5%
2022-230.991.351.321.0988%70%
2021-220.511.030.850.5788%73%

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
Maths152-26
A*: 33%/ 50A: 43%/ 65B: 17%/ 25C: 6%/ 9D: 1%/ 2
Chemistry71=
A*: 17%/ 12A: 38%/ 27B: 21%/ 15C: 14%/ 10D: 6%/ 4E: 4%/ 3
Biology69+7
A*: 25%/ 17A: 43%/ 30B: 17%/ 12C: 6%/ 4D: 4%/ 3E: 4%/ 3
Physics67-21
A*: 25%/ 17A: 42%/ 28B: 12%/ 8C: 16%/ 11D: 4%/ 3
Economics63-13
A*: 24%/ 15A: 43%/ 27B: 29%/ 18C: 3%/ 2D: 2%/ 1
Geography42+6
A*: 21%/ 9A: 26%/ 11B: 38%/ 16C: 12%/ 5D: 2%/ 1
Further Mathematics39-20
A*: 54%/ 21A: 28%/ 11B: 15%/ 6C: 3%/ 1
History32=
A*: 19%/ 6A: 44%/ 14B: 34%/ 11D: 3%/ 1
Religious Studies29+15
A*: 10%/ 3A: 34%/ 10B: 38%/ 11C: 14%/ 4D: 3%/ 1
English literature23-2
A*: 30%/ 7A: 26%/ 6B: 30%/ 7C: 13%/ 3
Business Studies19+9
A: 21%/ 4B: 47%/ 9C: 32%/ 6
Government and Politics17-19
A*: 12%/ 2A: 29%/ 5B: 53%/ 9C: 6%/ 1
Electronics16-2
A*: 63%/ 10A: 38%/ 6
Computer Science15-8
A*: 33%/ 5A: 47%/ 7B: 7%/ 1C: 13%/ 2
French12+6
A*: 17%/ 2A: 33%/ 4B: 25%/ 3D: 17%/ 2E: 8%/ 1
Spanish11+2
A*: 27%/ 3A: 45%/ 5B: 27%/ 3
Drama and Theatre Studies7+4
A*: 14%/ 1A: 57%/ 4B: 14%/ 1C: 14%/ 1
Fine Art7+3
A*: 43%/ 3A: 29%/ 2B: 29%/ 2
Music2-3Grades suppressed (fewer than 5 entries)
German1Grades suppressed (fewer than 5 entries)
Graphics1=Grades suppressed (fewer than 5 entries)
Italian1Grades 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.