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Dr Challoner's Grammar School[1]

Grammar · Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 76 76.2 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL A- A- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
76.2 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
98.9% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
62.2% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+1.18 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 73.9[6] 96.2%[6]
2023/24 77.5[4] 99.5%[4] +1.18[4]
2022/23 77.5[7] 99%[7] +1.19[7]
2021/22 77.9[8] 99%[8] +0.75[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
A- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
57.8% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 A-[10] 53.6%[10]
2022/23 A-[11] 53.8%[11]
2021/22 A[12] 69.2%[12]
2018/19 A-[13] 52.5%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
99% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
93% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
1% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
3% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 99%[15] 97%[15] 0%[15] 2%[15] 0%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 100%[16] 95%[16] 1%[16] 2%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 99%[17] 97%[17] 0%[17] 1%[17] 0%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 99%[18] 94%[18] 0%[18] 3%[18] 1%[18] 0%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
94% 2022/23[19]
Education
80% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[19]
Employment
13% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 95%[20] 84%[20] 2%[20] 9%[20]
2020/21 95%[21] 84%[21] 2%[21] 10%[21]
2019/20 90%[22] 78%[22] 2%[22] 9%[22]
2018/19 95%[23] 82%[23] 2%[23] 10%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
93% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
77% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
69% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
9% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 92%[26] 80%[26]
2019/20 89%[25] 74%[25] 69%[25] 9%[25]
2018/19 91%[27] 72%[27] 64%[27] 7%[27]
2017/18 88%[28] 70%[28] 64%[28] 9%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
5 Nov 2024[29]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[29]
Report published
2 Dec 2024[29]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[29]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
Standards maintained[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
5 Nov 2019[30] Exempt School Inspection[30] Outstanding[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.6 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
669 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
238 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
185 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.3 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 624[31] 278[31] 177[31] 3.5[31] 1.6[31]
Entry Sept 2024 617[31] 286[31] 177[31] 3.5[31] 1.6[31]
Entry Sept 2023 660[31] 281[31] 182[31] 3.6[31] 1.5[31]
Entry Sept 2022 636[31] 297[31] 179[31] 3.6[31] 1.7[31]

Admissions

Test registration opens
1 May 2026 Entry Sept 2027[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Boys[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1356[1]
Trust
DR CHALLONER'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL[1]
Local authority
Buckinghamshire[1]
Website
www.challoners.com[1]
District
Buckinghamshire[33]
Postcode
HP6 5HA[1]
URN
136419[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1368 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
17.4% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
14.3% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
0.8% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
2.7% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
50.7%[35]
Mixed
11%[35]
Asian
35.9%[35]
Black
0.4%[35]
Any other ethnic group
0.9%[35]
Unclassified
1%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
pupils achieve very highly in public examinations and also develop into confident and skilful learners.[36]
Warmth
The result is a vibrant, happy and inclusive school where academic rigour and personal development are equally important.[36]
Pastoral care
They are cared for well and have adults they trust, who they can talk to if they have problems.[36]
Behaviour
They enjoy learning and their behaviour is excellent, both in lessons and during social time.[36]
Learning support
Staff ensure that all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged or who have SEND, can participate fully in all elements of school life.[36]
Enrichment
Pupils are enthusiastic participants in the impressive range of extra-curricular clubs and trips.[36]
Pupil voice
They take on a range of responsibilities, from supporting learning, to helping run clubs and leading pupil voice.[36]
Independence
They relish opportunities to rise to challenges and tackle demanding tasks.[36]
Collaboration
Consequently, pupils of all abilities learn together successfully.[36]
Structure
The school has recently made some very well-received adjustments to its behaviour approaches, linking rewards even more closely to its values.[36]
Diversity
The result is a vibrant, happy and inclusive school[36]

Sources

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  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quote
    Registration opened on 1 May 2026. (p. 1)
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    Quotes (11)
    The result is a vibrant, happy and inclusive school where academic rigour and personal development are equally important (p. 1)
    pupils achieve very highly in public examinations and also develop into confident and skilful learners (p. 1)
    They are cared for well and have adults they trust, who they can talk to if they have problems (p. 2)
    They enjoy learning and their behaviour is excellent, both in lessons and during social time (p. 1)
    The result is a vibrant, happy and inclusive school (p. 1)
    The school has recently made some very well-received adjustments to its behaviour approaches, linking rewards even more closely to its values (p. 2)
    Pupils are enthusiastic participants in the impressive range of extra-curricular clubs and trips (p. 1)
    They take on a range of responsibilities, from supporting learning, to helping run clubs and leading pupil voice (p. 1)
    They relish opportunities to rise to challenges and tackle demanding tasks (p. 2)
    Consequently, pupils of all abilities learn together successfully (p. 2)
    Staff ensure that all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged or who have SEND, can participate fully in all elements of school life (p. 2)