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Chesham Grammar School: 11+ entry

Chesham Grammar School, White Hill, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1BA

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

Some details are being re-checked

We check every fact against the official source on a schedule, and some details on this page are due their next check (last verified 19 October 2026). We'll update the page if anything has changed. How we check facts

Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

  • 121or more

    Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT), 2027 entry

    Checked, source: The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS), checked

  • Year 7 places

    Not published yet

  • 3.72miles

    2026 entry, rule 7 (distance from home), on National Offer Day

    Checked, source: Buckinghamshire Council, checked

Your next deadlines

  1. Next: Selection review requests close

    in 10 days

    Only if your child scored below 121

  2. Coming up: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()

    11:59pmin 11 days

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Chesham Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

A score of 121 or more in the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT) means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked

Distance from home to school, in miles

  • National Offer Day
  1. 2027 entryNot known yet
    Offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027
  2. 2026 entryOffer day
    3.72 miles

    On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 3.72 miles away, under rule 7 (distance from home).

  3. 2025 entryOffer day
    3.5 miles

    On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 3.5 miles away, under rule 7 (distance from home).

We have not checked how this school measures distance yet. Councils usually measure from your exact address.

Source: Buckinghamshire Council, checked
What the words mean
National Offer Day:
the first offers, made on 1 March (or the next working day).
Final:
how far offers had reached later, after places were offered from the waiting list.
Admission rule:
schools give places rule by rule, in order. The distance is only how far the last rule reached.
N/A or “All offered”:
no distance was needed to decide places under that rule, for example because everyone who applied under it got a place.
No figure published:
nobody published a figure for that year, or we have not checked one yet. We never fill a gap with a guess.

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Chesham Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at Chesham Grammar School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications309First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,825,E06000060,Buckinghamshire,Secondary,8254079,z,6,Chesham Grammar School,183,183,176,6,1,1080,309,385,203,1.7556818181818181,1.6885245901639345,312,47,Academy converter,No religious character,2.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001162,Chesham and Amersham,137091,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)1,080All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,825,E06000060,Buckinghamshire,Secondary,8254079,z,6,Chesham Grammar School,183,183,176,6,1,1080,309,385,203,1.7556818181818181,1.6885245901639345,312,47,Academy converter,No religious character,2.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001162,Chesham and Amersham,137091,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day183Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,825,E06000060,Buckinghamshire,Secondary,8254079,z,6,Chesham Grammar School,183,183,176,6,1,1080,309,385,203,1.7556818181818181,1.6885245901639345,312,47,Academy converter,No religious character,2.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001162,Chesham and Amersham,137091,7View the official source
Applicants per place5.9Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,825,E06000060,Buckinghamshire,Secondary,8254079,z,6,Chesham Grammar School,183,183,176,6,1,1080,309,385,203,1.7556818181818181,1.6885245901639345,312,47,Academy converter,No religious character,2.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001162,Chesham and Amersham,137091,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

There is no separate pass mark for Chesham Grammar School. What changes each year is how far down its admission rules the offers reach (council allocation profiles; past years are a guide, not a promise).

In 2026 the council also recorded: 2 places allocated over PAN to children in receipt of free school meals, in catchment and scoring 110-120chesham-grammar-school-2026: Over pan noteChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: 2 places allocated over PAN (Published Admission Number) to children in receipt of free school meals, in catchment and scoring 110-120.View the official source In 2025 the council also recorded: 1 place allocated over PAN to children in receipt of free school meals, in catchment and scoring 110-120chesham-grammar-school-2025: Over pan noteChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: 1 place allocated over PAN (Published Admission Number) to children in receipt of free school meals, in catchment and scoring 110-120.View the official source

For 2026 entry the school offered 184chesham-grammar-school-2026: Places offeredChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 186 192 186 180 184 186 189 186 182 180 186 150 192 2379View the official source places on Offer Day; 26%chesham-grammar-school-2026: Out of county percentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Out of County % 13% 20% 3% 64% 26% 6% 2% 28% 14% 17% 27% 27% 30% 21%View the official source went to children living outside Buckinghamshire. Distances are in miles, as the council measures them.

At a glance

Chesham Grammar School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
boys and girlsPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: Chesham Grammar School (co-educational)View the official source
Who the school admits.
Entrance test
Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT)
The test children sit to be considered. Written by GL Assessment.
A mapped area (see the admission rules)
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Places offered
184Places offeredChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 186 192 186 180 184 186 189 186 182 180 186 150 192 2379View the official source2026 entry
How many places the school offered on National Offer Day.
From outside Buckinghamshire
26%From outside BuckinghamshireChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Out of County % 13% 20% 3% 64% 26% 6% 2% 28% 14% 17% 27% 27% 30% 21%View the official source2026 entry
The share of offers that went to children living outside the county.
School type
member of Red Kite Schools Trust, a Company Limited by GuaranteeSchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Chesham Grammar School.The source says: A member of Red Kite Schools Trust, a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England, Company Number: 07697482View the official source
How the school is run and funded.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

Add to my calendar

Buckinghamshire Council

7 earlier steps, all doneShow

  1. Done: Test registration opens

    10am

    Source: The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS), checked

  2. Done: Test registration closes

    3pm

    Source: The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS), checked

  3. Done: Home address date: the address used for school places

  4. Done: School place applications open (CAF)

    10am

  5. Done: Practice test

    Source: The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS), checked

  6. Done: Test day

    Source: The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS), checked

  7. Done: Results

  1. Next: Selection review requests close

    in 10 days

    Only if your child scored below 121

  2. Coming up: School place applications close (CAF)

    11:59pmin 11 days

  3. Coming up: Pupil premium evidence due to the schools

    in 11 days

    Only if you are claiming pupil premium priority

  4. Coming up: Selection review outcomes

  5. Coming up: National Offer Day

  6. Coming up: Appeal deadline

    Expected

    Only if you are refused a place

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryMost are only given as a month so far, so we mark them as expected.

Buckinghamshire Council

  1. Coming up: Test registration opens

    Expected

  2. Coming up: Test registration closes

    Expected

  3. Next: Home address date: the address used for school places

  4. Coming up: Practice test

    Expected

  5. Coming up: Test day

    Expected

  6. Coming up: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)

    in about 54 weeks

  7. Coming up: Results

    Expected

  8. Not published yet: National Offer Day

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Notes on these dates

We have not yet confirmed this school's own address date from its policy, so the table shows the date the council gives for most grammar schools. Check the school's policy, because a few schools use an earlier date.

How places are given

Admission rules and catchment
Admission rules not checked yetWe add the school's rules from its determined admission policy.
Catchment
Shown on the school's catchment area map; the school directs families to Buckinghamshire Council's school finderSource: Chesham Grammar School, checked

The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.

More detail from our guide

2027 entry. We have not yet been able to check the school's 2027 admissions policy against the original document, so the rules below are shown only where we could confirm them. Please read the policy on the school's website.

  • Catchment: Shown on the school's catchment area map; the school directs families to Buckinghamshire Council's school finderChesham Grammar School: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Chesham Grammar School.The source says: To check whether you live in catchment for CGS, please use Buckinghamshire Council's Find a secondary school near you tool. A map of the school's Catchment Area can be found here.View the official source

Still being checked against the school's policy: the order of admission rules, how distance is measured, pupil premium (qualified children), waiting list, places for children eligible for the pupil premium who did not qualify. Until then, please read the policy on the school's website.

2028 entry: Chesham Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Chesham Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Documents Admissions Policy 2025 Admissions Policy 2026 Admissions Policy 2027 CGS Catchment AreaView the official source; we will update this when Chesham Grammar School publishes its 2028 arrangements.

The test

Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT)
Test
Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT)
Written by
GL Assessment
Test date, 2027 entry
Thursday 10 September 2026
Score scale
60 and 170
How the parts count
verbal 50%, maths 25%, non-verbal 25%
How long
60 minutes, including the introduction

Entry is through the county-wide Secondary Transfer Test (GL AssessmentBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT): Test providerChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: The test is commissioned by the The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools (TBGS) acting on behalf of the 13 Buckinghamshire grammar schools and is produced by GL Assessment.View the official source), sat early in Year 6. A score of 121Buckinghamshire: Qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: The qualifying score for Buckinghamshire grammar schools is a Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS) of 121 or above.View the official source or more qualifies a child for Chesham Grammar School; a higher score gives no extra priority. Test for 2028 entry: Chesham Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2028)Not yet published by The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: TBGS awards 5-year contracts to GL Education Group Ltd and Buckinghamshire Council ... beginning with the 2026 entry testView the official source. See how the Buckinghamshire test works.

How the Buckinghamshire test works

Open days

Next: Open Evening for parents and children interested in joining Year 7 in September 2028, Thu 1 Jul 2027

  1. Coming up: Open Evening for parents and children interested in joining Year 7 in September 2028

    4:30pm - 8:00pm

Source: Chesham Grammar School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

Selection review (if your child scored below the qualifying score)
Ask by Friday 30 October 2026.Source: Buckinghamshire Council, checked
How appeals work
Buckinghamshire Council handles appeals on the school's behalfSource: Chesham Grammar School, checked

General information, not legal advice.

Selection Review requests (for children who did not qualify) are due by 30 October 2026Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Selection review deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: If you receive your child’s Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS) on 9 October, you must submit your child’s Selection Review case in full by 30 October.View the official source. After National Offer Day you can appeal against a refusal: the council expects the deadline to be near the end of March 2027Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Appeal deadline approxChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: The deadline to lodge a timely appeal will be near the end of MarchView the official source.

Who arranges appeals: Buckinghamshire Council handles appeals on the school's behalfChesham Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Chesham Grammar School.The source says: Our admissions appeals are handled, on our behalf, by Buckinghamshire Council. For information relating to appeals, please visit their website.View the official source

Most appeals for full schools do not succeed, so it helps to keep a realistic second choice. See Bucks reviews and appeals.

Other Buckinghamshire schools

How far offers reached at all 13 schools on the same test

Listed A to Z. Each school has its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.

Listed A to Z by school name.

  1. Aylesbury Grammar SchoolBoys

    Offers reached 9.788 miles

    Rule 10 (distance from home) · 186 places

  2. Aylesbury High SchoolGirls

    Offers reached 12.739 miles

    Rule 7 (distance from home) · 189 places

  3. Beaconsfield High SchoolGirls

    Offers reached 5.085 miles

    Rule 9 (distance from home)

  4. Burnham Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 2.688 miles

    Rule 9 (distance from home)

  5. Chesham Grammar SchoolBoys and girls(this school)

    Offers reached 3.72 miles

    Rule 7 (distance from home)

  6. Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolBoys

    Offers reached 10.011 miles

    Rule 8 (distance from home)

  7. Dr Challoner's High SchoolGirls

    Not drawn: the last places went to brothers or sisters, so this distance is not comparable.

    3.387 miles

    Rule 6 (brothers or sisters at the school, living outside the catchment area)

  8. John Hampden Grammar SchoolBoys

    Offers reached 11.494 miles

    Rule 8 (living in priority area B) · 180 places

  9. Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 13.82 miles

    Rule 6 (distance from home) · 180 places

  10. Sir William Borlase's Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 3.121 miles

    Rule 6 (living in the catchment area) · 150 places

  11. The Royal Grammar School, High WycombeBoys

    Offers reached 13.52 miles

    Rule 7 (distance from home) · 182 places

  12. The Royal Latin SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 6.993 miles

    Rule 9 (distance from home)

  13. Wycombe High SchoolGirls

    Offers reached 8.051 miles

    Rule 9 (living in priority area B)

Source: Buckinghamshire Council, checked Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.

Official documents and sources

10 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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