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Aylesbury Grammar School vs Dr Challoner's Grammar School

Both are grammar schools in Buckinghamshire, 12.6 miles apart. Side-by-side on official DfE, Ofsted and council admissions data.

Side by side

Aylesbury Grammar School Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Phase Secondary Secondary
Gender Boys Boys
Pupils on roll 1,346 1,384
Free school meals 6.9% 2.5%
Ofsted rating Outstanding Outstanding
Attainment 8 — 2025/26 74.2 76.2
11+ test board GL Assessment GL Assessment
Admission system pass/fail then criteria order pass/fail + catchment (passing the test is a gate; living in the catchment area determines priority over score)
Places offered — 202627 183 185
First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place 1.6 1.29

Qualifying scores

Aylesbury Grammar School

121 (2026 entry)

Standardised score ≥ 121 qualifies for grammar school consideration. Qualifying does not guarantee a place; schools apply own oversubscription criteria after qualification.

Council source ↗

Dr Challoner's Grammar School

121 (2026 entry)

Standardised score ≥ 121 qualifies for grammar school consideration. Qualifying does not guarantee a place; schools apply own oversubscription criteria after qualification.

Council source ↗

Who gets priority

Where a school is oversubscribed, these are the first criteria applied, in order. This is usually what decides an application.

Aylesbury Grammar School

  1. Looked after children and previously looked after children (adopted, special guardianship, child arrangements order)
  2. Up to 6 places: Pupil Premium children in catchment (or LAC anywhere) with STT score 115–120 (just below qualifying threshold)
  3. Catchment area children eligible for Pupil Premium
  4. Siblings of children currently on roll at the school (Years 7–10)
  5. Siblings of children on roll at the school's partner school (e.g. Aylesbury High School for Aylesbury Grammar)
  6. Siblings of children who have previously been on roll at the school

Source: school admissions policy.

Dr Challoner's Grammar School

  1. Looked after and previously looked after boys
  2. Boys in the catchment area receiving the Pupil Premium
  3. Siblings of students in Years 7–12 living in the catchment area
  4. Up to 12 places for Pupil Premium or looked-after boys in the catchment area scoring at least 115 (up to 6 of them at 110–114 if unfilled)
  5. Qualified sons of staff employed for two years or more (or in a skill-shortage post)
  6. Boys living in the catchment area — nearest first

Source: school admissions policy.

Choosing between them

Both schools admit boys, so the decision usually comes down to the admission criteria above and how far each one reaches. The figures on this page are the published ones — they describe intakes and results, not what either school would be like for your child. The right choice depends on your family's own priorities and circumstances.

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