The Chalfonts Community College
Narcot Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CHALFONTS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- Principal
- Mrs Caroline Whitehead
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,531
- Pupils on roll
- 1,058
- URN
- 137215
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753882032
About this school
The Chalfonts Community College is a secondary academy in Gerrards Cross. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,058 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 234 | 222 | 210 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.1 | 39.5 | 38.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.34 -0.53 to -0.15 | -0.54 -0.73 to -0.35 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 35.1% | 34.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 59% | 59% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 10.4% | 10.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
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 The Chalfonts Community College 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 | 41.1 | 47.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.5 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.9 | 46.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,336 |
| 2023/24 | 1,246 |
| 2024/25 | 1,134 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Chalfonts Community College compares
The Chalfonts Community College ranked 30th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.9 | 13.8% | 23% | 1,058 | — |
| The Beaconsfield School | 43.8 | 10.2% | 23.3% | 876 | 3.1 miles |
| Beaconsfield High School | 75.9 | 5.7% | 2.7% | 1,283 | 3.2 miles |
| The Reach Free School | 44.2 | 9.2% | 21.9% | 734 | 3.3 miles |
| Dr Challoner's High School | 79.1 | 5.5% | 2.9% | 1,391 | 4.0 miles |
| Amersham School | 49.7 | 8.4% | 13.8% | 1,050 | 4.1 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)
- 22.95%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 13.78%
- Persistent absence
- 46.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Beaconsfield School3.1 miles
Secondary · Beaconsfield
-
Beaconsfield High School3.2 miles
Secondary · Beaconsfield
-
The Reach Free School3.3 miles
Secondary · Rickmansworth
-
Dr Challoner's High School4.0 miles
Secondary · Amersham
-
Amersham School4.1 miles
Secondary · Amersham
Other schools in Gerrards Cross
- Chalfont St Peter CofE Academy Primary
- Chalfont St Peter Infant School Primary
- Robertswood School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Gerrards Cross CofE School Primary
- Gayhurst School Independent schools
- Maltman's Green School Independent schools
- St Mary's School Independent schools
- Thorpe House School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does The Chalfonts Community College teach?
- The Chalfonts Community College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Gerrards Cross.
- Who is the principal of The Chalfonts Community College?
- The principal of The Chalfonts Community College is Mrs Caroline Whitehead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Chalfonts Community College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Chalfonts Community College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Chalfonts Community College?
- The Chalfonts Community College has 1,058 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Chalfonts Community College full?
- The Chalfonts Community College has capacity for 1,531 pupils and 1,058 on roll (69%), so it has space against 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 The Chalfonts Community College a faith school?
- No. The Chalfonts Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is The Chalfonts Community College a selective school?
- No. The Chalfonts Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Chalfonts Community College?
- The Chalfonts Community College is part of THE CHALFONTS COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Chalfonts Community College have?
- The schools register lists The Chalfonts Community College's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Chalfonts Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.1 in 2022/23 and 38.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Chalfonts Community College rank locally?
- The Chalfonts Community College ranked 30th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Chalfonts Community College's absence rate?
- The Chalfonts Community College's overall absence rate is 13.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Chalfonts Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Chalfonts Community College'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 6 July 2026.