Student Admissions
An introduction to Chesham Grammar School
11+ Admissions
Applications for admission to the school at the start of Year 7 are handled by Buckinghamshire Council as part of its co-ordinated admissions scheme. If you are interested in making an application, please visit the relevant pages of Buckinghamshire Council's website here. All enquiries about 11+ admissions should be directed to the Admissions Team at Buckinghamshire Council.
Parents who live in Buckinghamshire will receive information about the 11+ process, through their primary school. Parents who live out of county eg in Hertfordshire, London Boroughs etc should be aware that they need to register their son or daughter for the 11+ test at an earlier date; details are on Buckinghamshire Council's website here.
If you would like to find out more about Chesham Grammar School, please contact us on 01494 782854 or email office@cheshamgrammar.org. We are always very happy to answer any queries and will direct your question to the most appropriate person.
11+ Appeals
Our admissions appeals are handled, on our behalf, by Buckinghamshire Council. For information and policies relating to appeals, please click here.
Admission of children with Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCPs) into Year 7
Schools are required to admit a child where the school is named in Section I of an Education, Health & Care Plan. Before naming a school in an EHCP a Local Authority is required to consult with the school. Where a pupil is transferring from primary or middle school to secondary school, this consultation must be completed by 15 February in the calendar year of the transfer at the latest. Where CGS is consulted on being named in Section I of an EHCP, CGS will consider whether it would be unsuitable for the age, ability, aptitude or SEN of the child, and whether the attendance of the child there would be incompatible with the efficient education of others, and/or the efficient use of resources. The taking of the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT) and obtaining of a qualifying score will be good evidence that the child is academically suited to the school.
EHCP consultations regarding a Buckinghamshire grammar school will therefore rarely be effective if the child has not yet sat or obtained their result from the STT. This is because CGS will not be able to respond to consultation effectively without knowing the academic ability of the child and what reasonable adjustments could be made, both of which are needed to inform the school’s assessment of suitability and compatibility with the education of others. For this reason, it is expected that all children seeking a place at CGS will take the STT and that their result is confirmed before the school is able to respond to an EHCP consultation.
The school will expect the local authority to follow this timetable in relation to consideration of naming the school in section I of a child's EHC Plan:
- Secondary Transfer Test 11 September 2025*
- Results 10 October 2025*
*For some children these dates may be later, e.g. because of illness on the day of the Test
- EHCP consultation to start no earlier than 1 November 2025 or from the day after results are received if later
Joining Chesham Grammar School in Years 8 and 9
Late Transfer Testing (entry to Year 8 and 9 September 2026)
Please note that CGS is currently full in all Key Stage 3 year groups. Pupils who qualify for a place as a result of late transfer testing will therefore be placed on a waiting list in accordance with our over subscription criteria in our 2026 Admissions Policy which can be found on our website.
Applications for admission into Years 8 and 9 are handled on behalf of the Governing Body by Buckinghamshire Council as part of its co-ordinated admissions scheme. If you are interested in making an application, full details can be found by visiting the relevant pages of the Buckinghamshire Council's website here.
Appeals
Our admissions appeals are handled, on our behalf, by Buckinghamshire Council. For information and policies relating to appeals, please click here.
Year 10 Entry
Entry into Year 10 in September 2026
If you would like to apply for your child to be tested for a place in Year 10 in September 2026, please contact the school's admissions department from October 2025 onwards for an application form.
The deadline for registration for Year 10 entry tests will be January 31st (or the next working day if that is a weekend) of the same year as stated in our Admissions Policy.
Sixth Form
Information relating to applications for our Sixth Form for September 2026 are in our 2026 Admissions Policy on the left of the page.
The closing date for applications for admission to Year 12 in September 2026 will be Friday 5th December 2025.
The application form will be available on this website after the Open Evening on Wednesday 22nd October 2025.
Catchment Area
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.
