# Chesham Grammar School — Chesham, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Secondary
- **Parent rating:** 2.2/5 from 9 published reviews

## Contact

- **Address:** White Hill
- **Phone:** 1744638823
- **Website:** http://www.cheshamgrammar.org
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chesham/chesham-grammar-school-12708

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Outstanding — Mar 2014
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Outstanding — Mar 2014

## Recent parent reviews

- **5/5** — Outstanding school: I have 3 children at CGS and each of them has thrived at the school. The standard or teaching is high and the leadership team and head teacher are approachable and committed. CGS has a culture that is open and accepting and whilst students are obviously expected to reach certain academic standards, they are supported and encouraged and it feels less intense than some of the other grammars in the area. We couldn’t be more happy - the school very much deserves its recent OFSTED rating of outstandi… *(May 2025)*
- **3/5** — Good school academically but not much else: My son is at the school . A very good school academically but the pressure is relentless. He is very resilient and works hard but the focus is around academic excellence and in the pursuit of this, other areas can suffer such as feeling good enough and the impact of academic pressure on mental health. Some of the teachers go above and beyond and are truly outstanding, but others rely on the the fact that they are teaching a bright cohort and forget that even within a grammar school ability is mi… *(Jul 2023)*
- **1/5** — Old fashioned and appalling: Absolutely awful- no pastoral care of support at all and a culture of bullying. Grades are decent as able students attend and then teach themselves. Too many students leave due to appalling care. *(Mar 2023)*
- **1/5** — Awful - no support: Awful - no pastoral care at all and too many students suffer with depression and stress. Teaches to the masses and no individual care or attention *(Mar 2023)*
- **1/5** — There has to be a better option. Surely?!: A very poor comparison to other local grammar schools, who focus on substance rather than polishing over the cracks. Pastoral staff are poorly equipped to deal with issues raised by students and a complete lack of leadership in the school makes the school rudderless and unable to improve without significant pressure. Staff appear to do their best but are poorly supported by senior staff and always have an excuse if things are not as they should be. Facilities are very poor a both inside and outd… *(Mar 2023)*
- **1/5** — dont go here: shit school, made my child severely depressed *(Nov 2022)*
- **1/5** — very very poo: very very very very very very very poo *(Sep 2022)*
- **3/5** — Good for grades, bad for everything else.: The teaching and resources are good, everything else that makes a school a school is far worse. We as students are under far too much pressure, constantly, far too much work is set, especially at around GCSE level. A couple teachers are famously harsh and even racist/sexist/abelist, with many students making jokes about a certain couple members of staff haven't been fired by now. The school does little to nothing about complaints made by students regarding things like sexual assault, as made evi… *(Aug 2021)*
- **5/5** — Chesham Grammar: Good school lovely staff and environment *(Jun 2021)*

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