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Dr Challoner's Grammar School catchment area

Amersham · boys grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment area
(distance priority)
Intake
Boys · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
Bucks Secondary Transfer Test
Year 7 places
180
Location
Amersham, Bucks
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Dr Challoner's Grammar School

Dr Challoner's Grammar School draws its intake using a designated catchment or distance priority around Amersham. To be considered your child first needs to pass Bucks Secondary Transfer Test, which makes them eligible but does not guarantee a place.

After passing the STT (121+), places go by looked-after/pupil-premium, siblings, staff, then catchment boys, then all other boys; distance is the tie-break. The qualifying distance shifts every year with demand, so a postcode that was inside the catchment one year can fall outside it the next.

Bottom line: for Dr Challoner's Grammar School, both things matter, your child must pass the 11+, and you generally need to live close enough to clear that year's distance cut-off.
Grammar schools near Amersham
Bucks
Nearby options

Other grammar schools near Amersham

Dr Challoner's High School
Little Chalfont · Catchment area
1.9 miles away
Chesham Grammar School
Chesham · Catchment area
2.5 miles away
Beaconsfield High School
Beaconsfield · Catchment area
4.5 miles away
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe · Catchment area
6.1 miles away
Wycombe High School
High Wycombe · Catchment area
6.6 miles away
John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe · Catchment area
7.0 miles away
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Dr Challoner's Grammar School

1

Register

Sign up for Bucks Secondary Transfer Test with the school or local authority, usually by early summer before Year 6 begins.

2

Sit the test

Your child takes the test in September of Year 6. Results follow in October, before the 31 October secondary application deadline.

3

Get your place

Pass, then your home distance decides. List Amersham schools by preference on the application.

FAQs

Dr Challoner's Grammar School catchment, your questions answered

Does Dr Challoner's Grammar School have a catchment area?+
Yes. It has a catchment area; qualified boys from outside may apply but rank behind catchment boys for places.
Is Dr Challoner's Grammar School super-selective?+
No. Dr Challoner's Grammar School is a selective grammar with a catchment or distance priority, so both a qualifying mark and your home address affect whether you get a place.
How is the catchment for Dr Challoner's Grammar School measured?+
After passing the STT (121+), places go by looked-after/pupil-premium, siblings, staff, then catchment boys, then all other boys; distance is the tie-break. Distances are normally measured in a straight line from your home to the school, and the cut-off moves each year with demand.
What test does my child sit for Dr Challoner's Grammar School?+
Children applying to Dr Challoner's Grammar School sit Bucks Secondary Transfer Test, usually at the start of Year 6. Register with the school or local authority before the summer deadline in Year 5.
How many places does Dr Challoner's Grammar School offer?+
Dr Challoner's Grammar School admits 180 pupils into Year 7 each year. With far more qualifiers than places, the score needed in practice is well above the basic pass mark.
Can we apply to Dr Challoner's Grammar School from outside the area?+
Yes, you can always apply. In quieter years out-of-area children are offered places, but in-catchment families take priority, so it is less predictable.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at Dr Challoner's Grammar School?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, most often home-to-school distance.
When do we register for the Bucks Secondary Transfer Test?+
Registration usually opens in the spring or early summer of Year 5 and closes before the test, which is sat in September of Year 6. Results come back in October, the secondary application deadline is 31 October, and offers are sent on national offer day, 1 March. Always confirm the exact dates with Dr Challoner's Grammar School or your local authority.

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Catchment and admissions details change every year. This page is an indicative guide for parents, always confirm the current catchment area, distances, places and test arrangements directly with Dr Challoner's Grammar School and your local authority before applying.