School admissions in Amersham
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 10 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Amersham in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 11 schools in Amersham first 308 times for 306 places: 1.01 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Buckinghamshire authority's 156 schools. 2 of the 11 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.32 miles (Chestnut Lane School) to 2.81 miles (St George's Church of England Infant School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Amersham first 729 times for 549 places: 1.33 first choices per place, against 1.08 across the Buckinghamshire authority's 36 schools. 3 of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Amersham School, to 2.54 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
11 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Chalfont Primary School | 1.70 | 30 | 0.474 miles |
| Chestnut Lane School | 1.32 | 60 | 0.316 miles |
| Curzon Church of England Combined School | 1.00 | 13 | 3.218 miles |
| Little Missenden Church of England School | 1.00 | 14 | 3.05 miles |
| Chesham Bois Church of England School | 0.97 | 29 | 1.268 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 0.93 | 30 | 1.76 miles |
| Coleshill Church of England Infant School | 0.88 | 8 | not published |
| St George's Church of England Infant School | 0.81 | 57 | 2.807 miles |
| Hyde Heath Infant School | 0.79 | 14 | 2.949 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham | 0.76 | 33 | 1.404 miles |
| Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy | 0.33 | 18 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Challoner's High School | 1.60 | 189 | not published |
| Dr Challoner's Grammar School | 1.29 | 185 | not published |
| Amersham School | 1.08 | 175 | 2.539 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.