Chesham Grammar School is a secondary school located in Chesham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 13/03/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: White Hill, Chesham, HP5 1BA
Website: http://www.cheshamgrammar.org
Telephone: 01494782854
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Annmarie McNaney
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 137091

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1219
Number of Pupils: 1316
Number of Boys: 658
Number of Girls: 658

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.62 Confidence interval 0.42 to 0.82
Of the 181 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 157 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:88%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:96%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:73.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:7.07
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newtown School
Berkhampstead Road , HP5 3AT 		3out of 4 811 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brushwood Junior School
Brushwood Road , HP5 3DW 		4out of 4 933 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School
Elmtree Hill , HP5 2PA 		- not rated 1,339 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Thomas Harding Junior School
Thomas Harding Junior School, Fullers Hill , Thomas Harding Junior School HP5 1LR 		3out of 4 1,445 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Waterside Primary Academy
Black Horse Avenue , HP5 1QU 		1out of 4 1,599 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chesham Grammar School
White Hill , HP5 1BA 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chartridge Lane , HP5 2RG 		3out of 4 1,677 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heritage House School
Cameron Road , HP5 3BP 		3out of 4 424 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Chesham Preparatory School
Two Dells Lane , Orchard Leigh HP5 3QF 		- not rated 2,300 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Beacon School
Amersham Road , Chesham Bois HP6 5PF 		- not rated 2,799 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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