Dr Challoner's Grammar School
1 live vacancyAmersham · Buckinghamshire
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Dr Challoner's Grammar School is a secondary academy in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
DR CHALLONER'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL is a Single-academy trust. The trust operates 1 member school: 1 secondary school. Local authorities: Buckinghamshire. Regions: South East. — from the DR CHALLONER'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL public record.
Dr Challoner's Grammar School is a secondary academy in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, part of DR CHALLONER'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL. It is currently hiring, with 1 live vacancy on SchoolJobs.
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School information
- Official name
- Dr Challoner's Grammar School
- Address
- Chesham Road
- Postcode
- HP6 5HA
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- URN (official identifier)
- 136419
- Establishment number
- 4504
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18 years
- Gender intake
- Boys
- Number of pupils
- 1384
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1356
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- DR CHALLONER'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Headteacher
- Mr David Atkinson
- Ofsted inspection
- Standards maintained · Inspected 6 Nov 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.challoners.com
- Telephone
- 01494787500
- Date opened
- 1 Jan 2011
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Dr Challoner's Grammar School
| 2025/26 | This school | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 1,384 | 90,105 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 2.5% | 16.2% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 3.0% | 12.7% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 1.1% | 5.3% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 18.1% | 19.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
3 published inspections for Dr Challoner's Grammar School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Standards maintained
Report published 2 Dec 2024
· Exempt School Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
Report published 28 Feb 2020
· Section 5 RTI
Read reportInspected as Dr Challoner's Grammar School (URN 110514)
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 28 Nov 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Dr Challoner's Grammar School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.6% | 7.4% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 10.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £25,300 for 23 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 2.5% | 17.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £28 | £231 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Dr Challoner's Grammar School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 1,368 pupils.
| This school | Buckinghamshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £11,637,000 £8,507 per pupil | £7,796 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £11,521,000 £8,422 per pupil | £7,634 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £6,346,000 £4,639 per pupil · 55.1% | £4,175 · 54.7% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £518,000 £379 per pupil · 4.5% | £733 · 9.6% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £61,000 £45 per pupil · 0.5% | £132 · 1.7% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £40,000 £29 per pupil · 0.3% | £124 · 1.6% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £116,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £994,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,755 per pupil, supply and agency £15 per pupil — spending up £667 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
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Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Last updated
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