Chiltern Hills Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Buckinghamshire
Chartridge Lane, Chesham, HP5 2RG
54
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.5%
28.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,047
Capacity used
Has space78%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
104 of 104 families who put it first got an offer
203
Places offered
238
Total applications
1.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 104 | 104 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 43 | 19 | ● 44% |
| 3rd preference | 34 | 7 | ● 21% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 57 | 16 | ● 28% |
| Total | 238 | 146 | 61% |
1st preference success by year
Buckinghamshire lets families list 6 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Buckinghamshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
No limit
Everyone who applied got in
All applicants offered.
September 2025 entry
No limit
Everyone who applied got in
All applicants offered.
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Timothy Dobbs
- Address
- Chartridge Lane, Chesham, HP5 2RG
- Phone
- 01494782066
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Chesham South · Chesham and Amersham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137280
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 19% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST
1,047 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
22 September 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 996 pupils
Attendance
89.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.45 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 21% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.28 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.29 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 49.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.41 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 172 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.64 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 2.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 59 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 172 | 8% | 37% | 54% | |
| English Language | 172 | 9% | 44% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 168 | 5% | 42% | 58% | |
| Combined Science | 147 | 4% | 24% | 39% | |
| Religious Studies | 129 | 2% | 32% | 47% | |
| Geography | 112 | 11% | 29% | 39% | |
| Art and Design | 84 | 15% | 55% | 82% | |
| Business | 71 | 11% | 27% | 42% | |
| History | 60 | 30% | 52% | 63% | |
| Drama | 33 | 18% | 48% | 67% | |
| Spanish | 28 | 18% | 54% | 82% | |
| Computer Science | 27 | 4% | 7% | 11% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 24 | 0% | 8% | 29% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 17 | 0% | 0% | 18% | |
| Geography | 14 | 0% | 0% | 43% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| Art and Design | 9 | 0% | 11% | 22% | |
| Sociology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 14% | 29% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| History | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 18937: Chiltern Hills Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 53% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 55% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Buckinghamshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.