Best Schools in Amersham

How many schools are there in Amersham?

Amersham has 21 open schools: 13 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent, 1 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Amersham are rated Outstanding?

5 schools in Amersham were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Henry Allen Nursery School, Dr Challoner's High School, Dr Challoner's Grammar School, Stony Dean School and Chestnut Lane School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 14 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Henry Allen Nursery SchoolDr Challoner's High SchoolDr Challoner's Grammar SchoolStony Dean SchoolChestnut Lane School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Amersham get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in Amersham with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Dr Challoner's High School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 76.2 and 100% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Dr Challoner's Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 76.2 and 99% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Amersham School, with an Attainment 8 score of 52.4 and 66% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Dr Challoner's High SchoolDr Challoner's Grammar SchoolAmersham School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Amersham have the best SATs results?

Of the 8 primary schools in Amersham with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham (98% in reading, 96% in maths); Little Chalfont Primary School (94% in reading, 97% in maths); and Chesham Bois Church of England School (94% in reading, 91% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Mary's CofE Primary School, AmershamLittle Chalfont Primary SchoolChesham Bois Church of England School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Amersham?

Yes. Dr Challoner's Grammar School and Dr Challoner's High School are state grammar schools in Amersham. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolDr Challoner's High School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Amersham?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Buckinghamshire published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Amersham School, 2.491 miles for 2021 entry; Chesham Bois Church of England School, 0.542 miles for 2021 entry; Chestnut Lane School, 0.405 miles for 2021 entry; Dr Challoner's Grammar School, 7.348 miles for 2021 entry; Dr Challoner's High School, 8.138 miles for 2021 entry. We hold figures for 11 schools in Amersham; each school's page has its own history. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Amersham SchoolChesham Bois Church of England SchoolChestnut Lane SchoolDr Challoner's Grammar SchoolDr Challoner's High School

Source: Buckinghamshire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Amersham?

Apply to Buckinghamshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.