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Chesham Grammar School[1]

Grammar · Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 76 75.6 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL A- A- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
75.6 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
98.3% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
58.7% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.84 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 74[6] 96.7%[6]
2023/24 76.7[4] 100%[4] +0.84[4]
2022/23 76[7] 98%[7] +0.88[7]
2021/22 78.1[8] 97%[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
43.3% 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] 43.6%[10]
2022/23 B+[11] 36.4%[11]
2021/22 A-[12] 42%[12]
2018/19 B[13] 20.5%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
99% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
93% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
3% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 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 98%[15] 93%[15] 1%[15] 3%[15] 0%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 99%[16] 94%[16] 0%[16] 4%[16] 0%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 100%[17] 97%[17] 1%[17] 2%[17] 1%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 98%[18] 92%[18] 3%[18] 2%[18] 0%[18] 0%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
92% 2022/23[19]
Education
71% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[19]
Employment
19% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 90%[20] 72%[20] 4%[20] 13%[20]
2020/21 90%[21] 75%[21] 1%[21] 14%[21]
2019/20 91%[22] 71%[22] 1%[22] 19%[22]
2018/19 94%[23] 72%[23] 3%[23] 19%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
82% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
52% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
49% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
3% 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 94%[26] 67%[26]
2019/20 97%[25] 56%[25] 49%[25] 3%[25]
2018/19 86%[27] 52%[27] 42%[27] 2%[27]
2017/18 85%[28] 55%[28] 53%[28] 3%[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
4 Mar 2025[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
29 Apr 2025[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
5.9 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
1080 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
309 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
183 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
1.7 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 1102[30] 262[30] 178[30] 6.2[30] 1.5[30]
Entry Sept 2024 948[30] 225[30] 182[30] 5.2[30] 1.2[30]
Entry Sept 2023 1013[30] 242[30] 181[30] 5.6[30] 1.3[30]
Entry Sept 2022 991[30] 229[30] 183[30] 5.4[30] 1.3[30]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1219[1]
Trust
RED KITE SCHOOLS TRUST[1]
Local authority
Buckinghamshire[1]
Website
http://www.cheshamgrammar.org[1]
District
Buckinghamshire[31]
Postcode
HP5 1BA[1]
URN
137091[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1326 2024/25[32]
English as an additional language
12.3% 2024/25[32]
SEN support
3.2% 2024/25[32]
EHC plan
0.8% 2024/25[32]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
2.1% 2024/25[32]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
68.4%[33]
Mixed
8.3%[33]
Asian
19.8%[33]
Black
1%[33]
Any other ethnic group
0.3%[33]
Unclassified
2.2%[33]

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
As a result, pupils develop as enthusiastic and curious learners and achieve impressive results in public examinations.[34]
Warmth
Its culture is exceptionally happy and welcoming.[34]
Pastoral care
Where pupils need help in meeting these expectations, the school puts in place highly personalised and effective pastoral support. These are nurtured through the school's highly effective 'vertical tutoring' approach.[34]
Behaviour
Pupils naturally demonstrate a deep respect for staff and for each other and behaviour is excellent.[34]
Learning support
The school identifies pupils with SEND and understands how to help them precisely.[34]
Enrichment
The vast array of extra-curricular activities on offer also brings pupils together to make lasting and varied memories.[34]
Pupil voice
pupils in all years seize the raft of opportunities to take on responsibilities in school. Staff ensure they are open to all pupils.[34]
Independence
Staff know pupils extremely well. Developing them as skilled learners is a priority. By the sixth form, they approach academic discussions with maturity and confidence.[34]
Collaboration
Younger pupils appreciate the support and advice shared with them by older ones in their tutor groups. Pupils demonstrate their excellent character in their resilience when faced with challenges, their support for each other[34]
Structure
The school's approach to character education is impressive. It permeates the curriculum, pastoral work and the house system.[34]
Diversity
the importance of respecting and celebrating difference.[34]

Sources

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    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.
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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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    Quotes (14)
    Its culture is exceptionally happy and welcoming (p. 2)
    As a result, pupils develop as enthusiastic and curious learners and achieve impressive results in public examinations (p. 2)
    Where pupils need help in meeting these expectations, the school puts in place highly personalised and effective pastoral support (p. 3)
    These are nurtured through the school's highly effective 'vertical tutoring' approach (p. 2)
    Pupils naturally demonstrate a deep respect for staff and for each other and behaviour is excellent (p. 2)
    the importance of respecting and celebrating difference (p. 3)
    The school's approach to character education is impressive. It permeates the curriculum, pastoral work and the house system (p. 3)
    The vast array of extra-curricular activities on offer also brings pupils together to make lasting and varied memories (p. 2)
    pupils in all years seize the raft of opportunities to take on responsibilities in school. Staff ensure they are open to all pupils (p. 3)
    Staff know pupils extremely well. Developing them as skilled learners is a priority (p. 2)
    By the sixth form, they approach academic discussions with maturity and confidence (p. 2)
    Younger pupils appreciate the support and advice shared with them by older ones in their tutor groups (p. 2)
    Pupils demonstrate their excellent character in their resilience when faced with challenges, their support for each other (p. 3)
    The school identifies pupils with SEND and understands how to help them precisely (p. 2)