Fully selective state school · Buckinghamshire

Dr Challoner's Grammar School 11+ admissions

Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.

September 2027 entry

Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026

At a glance

Address: Chesham Road, Amersham, South East, HP6 5HA
Year 7 admission: Boys for Year 7 admission
School type: Fully selective state school
Funding: State-funded
Day or boarding: Day school
Religion or denomination: GIAS records no applicable religious character.
Published admission number: 180; September 2027 entry
Academically selected places: 12; September 2027 entry
Preferences per offer: The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
Assessment provider: GL Assessment; GL Assessment is verified for the linked assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.

Selection route

Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer TestFormal consortium
Provider
GL Assessment
Delivery
Two school-administered Transfer Test papers, with practice and test sessions in September 2026
Age-standardised scores are weighted 50% verbal, 25% mathematical and 25% non-verbal; a total of 121 or more qualifies. Score is not used as an oversubscription priority rule.
Official registration page

Eligibility: Boys with STT score 121 or above, or deemed qualified by Selection Review or exceptional appeal.
Score policy: Age-standardised STT verbal, non-verbal and mathematical scores are combined; 121 qualifies automatically. Lower-score places within PAN accept 115+, and up to 6 may accept 110-114 if unfilled.
Oversubscription: Looked-after and previously looked-after; catchment Pupil Premium; catchment siblings; up to 12 lower-score catchment Pupil Premium or relevant care-category boys scoring at least 115, with up to 6 accepting 110-114 if unfilled; qualified staff sons; catchment distance; out-of-catchment siblings; remaining distance.
Registration: GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

What the assessment covers

These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

Verbal skills
Mathematical skills
Non-verbal skills

These stages are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.

1. Secondary Transfer Test
Year 6 children take the test for grammar-school entry in September 2027.

Key dates

Registration opens: GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
Registration deadline: GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
Test date: GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
CAF deadline: GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
National Offer Day: GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Shared assessment-route dates

Registration opens: 1 May 2026; Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
Registration closes: 2 June 2026; Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
Transfer Test: 10 September 2026; Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
Results released: 9 October 2026; Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test

Fees

Fee per term: This is a state-funded school.
Fee per year: This is a state-funded school.
Published fee context: This is a state-funded school.

Inspection context

Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

Relevant skills and exercises

Questions families ask

Which 11+ test does Dr Challoner's Grammar School use?

Dr Challoner's Grammar School uses Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test for September 2027 entry.

How many Year 7 places does Dr Challoner's Grammar School have?

Dr Challoner's Grammar School's published admission number is 180 for September 2027 entry.

Who is eligible to apply to Dr Challoner's Grammar School?

Boys with STT score 121 or above, or deemed qualified by Selection Review or exceptional appeal.

Are Dr Challoner's Grammar School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?

Looked-after and previously looked-after; catchment Pupil Premium; catchment siblings; up to 12 lower-score catchment Pupil Premium or relevant care-category boys scoring at least 115, with up to 6 accepting 110-114 if unfilled; qualified staff sons; catchment distance; out-of-catchment siblings; remaining distance.

What subjects should a child prepare for Dr Challoner's Grammar School?

The verified school or linked route evidence covers Verbal skills, Mathematical skills, and Non-verbal skills.

How current is the information for Dr Challoner's Grammar School?

Trace Learn reviewed 4 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.

Sources and review record

Dr Challoner's Grammar School determined admissions policy 2027
Dr Challoner's Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
Guide to grammar schools and the Secondary Transfer Test: timeline for entry in 2027
Buckinghamshire Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

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