Academy converter · Buckinghamshire

The Chalfonts Community College

11–18Ages
1,058Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137215URN

Narcot Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

2.0 below Buckinghamshire median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BuckinghamshireSelective

250 applications for 235 places · 34th of 36 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.1of 90

Buckinghamshire 48.7 England 46.0

30th of 36 in Buckinghamshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.1applications per place, Year 7

2.0 below Buckinghamshire median (3.1) 1.2 below England median (2.2)

250 applications · 235 places offered · 73 named it first

2026 1.1; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2025 1.0; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2024 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
2023 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2022 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
2021 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 4.0
2020 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 3.4
2019 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 3.3
2018 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 3.6
2017 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 3.2
2016 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2015 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9
2014 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	235	250	1.1	73	0.31
Sep 2025	247	243	1.0	80	0.32
Sep 2024	205	292	1.4	95	0.46
Sep 2023	271	391	1.4	150	0.55
Sep 2022	280	432	1.5	174	0.62
Sep 2021	308	490	1.6	118	0.38
Sep 2020	296	444	1.5	171	0.58
Sep 2019	288	471	1.6	197	0.68
Sep 2018	312	491	1.6	212	0.68
Sep 2017	303	465	1.5	199	0.66
Sep 2016	292	511	1.8	243	0.83
Sep 2015	286	528	1.9	251	0.88
Sep 2014	291	552	1.9	247	0.85

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

210 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.130th of 36 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 48.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%29th of 36 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Buckinghamshire 72% England 66%

This school
Buckinghamshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.54

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	210	41.1	33%	60%	–
2024/25	210	38.9	34%	59%	–
2023/24	222	39.5	35%	59%	−0.54
2022/23	234	41.1	32%	57%	−0.34

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Chalfonts Community CollegeThis school
This school

Good2022

1.1applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
The Beaconsfield School
4.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2024

4.2applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
Beaconsfield High School
5.1 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

4.3applications per place 74.5Attainment 8 Selective
The Reach Free School
5.3 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
Dr Challoner's High School
6.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 76.2Attainment 8 Selective
Amersham School
6.6 km · Buckinghamshire

2025

3.8applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
Harefield School
6.7 km · Hillingdon

2026

2.0applications per place 33.8Attainment 8
Pioneer Secondary Academy
7.0 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
St Clement Danes School
7.1 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 64.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137215 · 825/5403
Trust: The Chalfonts Community College
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,531 pupils · 1,058 on roll
Free school meals: 23.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: The Chalfonts Community College (URN 110529)
Address: Narcot Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources