Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham, United Kingdom. Practice coming soon.
A boys' grammar school with 180 Year 7 places. Boys need the qualifying score in the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test, provided by GL Assessment for all thirteen county grammar schools; for September 2027 entry it was sat in September 2026.
Key facts
checked 17 October 2026
- Assessment and dates
Tests on 8 and 10 September 2026 (out-of-county pupils may sit 9 and 11 September); results on 9 October 2026.
Source: Dr Challoner's Grammar School - Year 7 Admission (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
- Assessment and dates
Registration window 1 May to 2 June 2026 for children not at a state-funded Buckinghamshire primary; children at those schools are registered automatically.
Source: Guide to moving up to secondary school | Buckinghamshire Council (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
- Places
Published admission number 180 boys in Year 7.
Source: Admissions Policy 2027 (PDF) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
At a glance
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- Selective entry
Applicants need a qualifying score of 121 in the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test, or to be deemed qualified on review or appeal.
Source: Admissions Policy 2027 (PDF) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
- Entry point
Year 7 (11+) for boys; Year 12 with 45 external places; late transfer also possible.
Source: Admissions Policy 2027 (PDF) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
- Test used
Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test, provided by GL Assessment, covering verbal, mathematical and non-verbal problems; run by the council for all thirteen Buckinghamshire grammar schools.
Source: Guide to grammar schools and the Secondary Transfer Test | Buckinghamshire Council (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
- Assessment and dates
Tests on 8 and 10 September 2026 (out-of-county pupils may sit 9 and 11 September); results on 9 October 2026.
Source: Dr Challoner's Grammar School - Year 7 Admission (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
- Assessment and dates
Registration window 1 May to 2 June 2026 for children not at a state-funded Buckinghamshire primary; children at those schools are registered automatically.
Source: Guide to moving up to secondary school | Buckinghamshire Council (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
- Places
Published admission number 180 boys in Year 7.
Source: Admissions Policy 2027 (PDF) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
- Regulator
Latest Ofsted inspection 5 and 6 November 2024 was ungraded: the school kept the standards of its previous Outstanding judgement.
Source: Dr Challoner's Grammar School - Open - Find an Inspection Report - Ofsted (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
- Regulator
Get Information About Schools lists it as an academy converter with a selective admissions policy, URN 136419.
Source: Dr Challoner's Grammar School - GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
The assessment.
What the school says
Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test, provided by GL Assessment, covering verbal, mathematical and non-verbal problems; run by the council for all thirteen Buckinghamshire grammar schools.
Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test, provided by GL Assessment, covering verbal, mathematical and non-verbal problems; run by the council for all thirteen Buckinghamshire grammar schools.
Tests on 8 and 10 September 2026 (out-of-county pupils may sit 9 and 11 September); results on 9 October 2026.
Registration window 1 May to 2 June 2026 for children not at a state-funded Buckinghamshire primary; children at those schools are registered automatically.
Source: Guide to grammar schools and the Secondary Transfer Test | Buckinghamshire Council (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
Source: Dr Challoner's Grammar School - Year 7 Admission (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
Source: Guide to moving up to secondary school | Buckinghamshire Council (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
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The school’s own pages
Always check dates and requirements with Dr Challoner's Grammar School directly. These links open the school’s site in a new tab.
- Year 7 admission(opens in a new tab)checked 17 October 2026
- Admissions policy 2027 (PDF)(opens in a new tab)checked 17 October 2026
- Buckinghamshire guide to grammar schools and the transfer test(opens in a new tab)checked 17 October 2026
- Buckinghamshire guide to moving up to secondary school (key dates)(opens in a new tab)checked 17 October 2026
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