Chesham Grammar School
White Hill, Chesham, HP5 1BA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RED KITE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Annmarie McNaney
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sponsor
- CHESHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,219
- Pupils on roll
- 1,331
- URN
- 137091
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494782854
About this school
Chesham Grammar School is a secondary academy in Chesham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,331 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chesham Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 179 | 181 | 180 |
| Attainment 8 score | 76.0 | 76.7 | 74.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.88 +0.66 to +1.10 | +0.84 +0.61 to +1.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98% | 100% | 96.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 100% | 99.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 89% | 90.6% | 93.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chesham Grammar School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76 | 47.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 76.7 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 74 | 46.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,313 |
| 2023/24 | 1,317 |
| 2024/25 | 1,326 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chesham Grammar School compares
Chesham Grammar School ranked 5th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74 | 5.7% | 2.1% | 1,331 | — |
| Chiltern Hills Academy | 40.3 | 10.5% | 22.4% | 1,047 | 1.0 miles |
| Dr Challoner's Grammar School | 73.9 | 5.2% | 2.7% | 1,384 | 2.3 miles |
| Amersham School | 49.7 | 8.4% | 13.8% | 1,050 | 2.9 miles |
| Dr Challoner's High School | 79.1 | 5.5% | 2.9% | 1,391 | 3.2 miles |
| Ashlyns School | 57.9 | 8.8% | 11.8% | 1,561 | 3.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.07%
- English as an additional language
- 12.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 12.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chiltern Hills Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Chesham
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Dr Challoner's Grammar School2.3 miles
Secondary · Amersham
-
Amersham School2.9 miles
Secondary · Amersham
-
Dr Challoner's High School3.2 miles
Secondary · Amersham
-
Ashlyns School3.4 miles
Secondary · Berkhamsted
Other schools in Chesham
- Chiltern Hills Academy Secondary
- Brushwood Junior School Primary
- Chartridge Combined School Primary
- Elmtree Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School Primary
- Ivingswood Academy Primary
- Ley Hill School Primary
- Newtown School Primary
- Thomas Harding Junior School Primary
- Waterside Primary Academy Primary
- Heritage House School Special schools
- Chesham Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Chesham Grammar School teach?
- Chesham Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Chesham.
- Who is the headteacher of Chesham Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Chesham Grammar School is Miss Annmarie McNaney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chesham Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chesham Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Chesham Grammar School?
- Chesham Grammar School has 1,331 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Chesham Grammar School full?
- Chesham Grammar School has capacity for 1,219 pupils and 1,331 on roll (109%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chesham Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Chesham Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chesham Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Chesham Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Chesham Grammar School part of an academy trust?
- Chesham Grammar School is part of RED KITE SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chesham Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 76 in 2022/23 and 74 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chesham Grammar School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Chesham Grammar School ranked 5th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chesham Grammar School's absence rate?
- Chesham Grammar School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chesham Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chesham Grammar School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.