Chesham Grammar School

{{More citations needed|date=June 2009}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use British English|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox school | name = Chesham Grammar School | image = Chesham Grammar School logo.jpg | image_size = 150px | coordinates = {{coord|51.70882|-0.60022|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | motto = Be inspired | established = 1947 | closed = | type = [[Academy (English school)|Academy]] [[Grammar School]] | religious_affiliation = | president = | head_label = Headteacher | head = Annmarie McNaney<ref name="edubase-1"/> | r_head_label = | r_head = | chair_label = | chair = | founder = | specialist = [[Humanities College|Humanities]] | address = White Hill | city = [[Chesham]] | county = [[Buckinghamshire]] | country = [[England]] | postal_code = HP5 1BA | local_authority = | ofsted = yes | urn = 137091 | staff = | enrolment = 1272<ref name="edubase-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=137091|title=URN 137091 Chesham Grammar School|publisher=Edubase/DfE|access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref> | gender = [[Co-educational]] | lower_age = 11 | upper_age = 18 | houses = {{colour box|Blue}} Austen {{colour box|Yellow}} Darwin {{colour box|Red}} Franklin {{colour box|Green}} Shakespeare | colours = Red, Black, White, Blue {{color box|Red}}{{colour box|Black}}{{colour box|White}}{{colour box|Blue}} | publication = | free_label1 = | free_text1 = | free_label2 = | free_text2 = | free_label3 = | free_text3 = | website = http://www.cheshamgrammar.org }}

'''Chesham Grammar School''' is a co-educational academy school on White Hill, [[Chesham]], [[Buckinghamshire]]. There are about 1,300 pupils aged between eleven and eighteen, including over 400 in the [[sixth form]]. In 2007, the [[Department for Education]] awarded the school [[specialist school]] status as a [[Humanities College]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Specialist Schools Home |publisher=Department for Children, Schools and Families |date=2007-07-03 |url=http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/ |access-date=2007-08-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060803055309/http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/ |archive-date=2006-08-03 }}</ref> In August 2011 the school became an [[Academy (English school)|Academy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Open academies map and schools submitting applications|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/academies/a0069811/open-academies-map-and-schools-submitting-applications|publisher=Department for Education|access-date=15 August 2011}}</ref>

==History== The school was founded in 1947 as the '''Chesham Technical School''' - a result of the [[Education Act 1944]] which set up the tripartite arrangements of grammar, [[secondary technical school|technical]] and [[secondary modern]] schools. The all-boys' school was originally housed in only one building, which is now the sixth form block known as "The Curtis Centre". In 1961, the school became known as '''Chesham Technical High School'''. In 1970, the school changed its name to '''Chesham High School''' as it moved away from its technical roots. The name of the school changed to '''Chesham Grammar School''' on 7 May 2010. The rebranded CGS underwent expansion. The school was rated outstanding in all categories by OFSTED in March 2014.

===Headteachers=== *Sidney Chapman (1947–1966) *Paddy Evans (1966–1967) *Ken Stokes (1967–1992) *Tim Andrew (1992–2007) *Nigel Fox (2005–2006) (acting during Tim Andrew's sabbatical) *Philip Wayne (2007–2015) *Annmarie McNaney (2015–present) <ref>Chesham High School 60th anniversary guide book, 2007</ref>

===Facilities=== Between 1980 and 2010, there was an expansion of the school, including a new maths block, a textiles block, an art block, expansion of the English block, a new library and a new drama/psychology block. In 2015, the sixth form centre, located in the original building, was expanded and reopened as the Curtis Centre.

=== The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship === Pupils attained places on the Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme in the inaugural year 2008, and in 2009 had two more successful applicants.<ref>British Council website [http://www.global-fellowship.org/default.aspx?page=2 "Fellows"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912082919/http://www.global-fellowship.org/default.aspx?page=2|date=12 September 2011}} accessed 10 November 2009.</ref>

==Admissions and school performance== Admission to the school is brokered through [[Buckinghamshire County Council]], which operates a selective secondary education system throughout the county. Pupils have to achieve a mark of 121 or above in the [[Eleven-plus exam|11-plus]] to be eligible to attend the school. The school's catchment area broadly covers the whole of [[Chiltern District]] area which includes the towns of [[Amersham]], [[Chalfont St Giles]], [[Chalfont St Peter]] and [[Chesham]], and larger villages such as [[Great Missenden]] and [[Little Chalfont]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130718013433/http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/media/134565/Boys_Grammar_Catchments_2013.pdf Bucks CC School catchment Area], Retrieved 31 May 2013</ref> A significant proportion of the intake also comes from Hertfordshire. As [[Chesham|Chesham Station]] is a terminus on the Metropolitan Line of the London Underground, pupils also travel in from North London.<ref>[http://www.cheshamgrammar.bucks.sch.uk/assets/files/Information%20Evening%20Herts.pdf Chesham Grammar School Information on out of county admissions] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615110436/http://www.cheshamgrammar.bucks.sch.uk/assets/files/Information%20Evening%20Herts.pdf |date=15 June 2015 }}, Accessed 31 May 2013</ref> The school's progress profile showed that these pupils performed prior to 2013 at a comparatively similar level at GCSE and A level.<ref>[http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=137091 Chesham Grammar School statistics D of E website], Accessed 31 May 2013</ref>

==Notable alumni== *[[Elspeth Fowler]], cricketer<ref name="linkedin profile">{{cite web |title=Elspeth Fowler |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/elspeth-fowler-637a48b7/?originalSubdomain=es |website=linkedin.com |publisher=[[LinkedIn]] |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref> *[[Alex Hales]], cricketer<ref>{{cite web|title=Alex Hales helps England ODI series win vs Australia|date=22 January 2018 |url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/sport/15888978.former-chesham-grammar-school-student-alex-hales-helps-england-odi-series-win-australia/|access-date=2020-12-15}}</ref> *[[Eleanor Thom]], writer{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} *[[Judith Gough]], diplomat and [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Sweden|Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Sweden]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/judith-gough |title=Judith Gough CMG |website=GOV.UK |access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> *[[Len Worley]], footballer{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} *[[Conor Dunne]], cyclist<ref>{{cite web|title=Conor Dunne|website=LinkedIn|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-dunne-71668670/?originalSubdomain=uk}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2020}} *[[Katy Dunne]], tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/sport/4864465.rusedski-tips-chesham-starlet-for-pro-career/ |title=Rusedski tips Chesham starlet for pro career |website=Bucks Free Press |date=2010-01-21 }}</ref> *[[Nick Keynes]], bass player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/5197492.up-and-coming-boy-band-dream-of-pop-stardom/ |title=Up-and-coming boy band dream of pop stardom |website=Bucks Free Press |date=28 February 1998 }}</ref> *[[Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha]], Indian diplomat<ref name="archive.org2">{{cite web|url=https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422070724/https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 April 2018|date=22 April 2018}}</ref> *[[Eileen Ramsay (photographer)|Eileen Ramsay]], maritime photographer.<ref name=gob>{{cite news |last1=Pickthall |first1=Barry |title=Eileen Ramsay obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/feb/21/eileen-ramsay-obituary |access-date=26 August 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=21 February 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=110504 Department for Education Performance Tables 2011]

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