11+ Information

Many parents of pupils at Chesham Preparatory School live in Buckinghamshire. Bucks Local Education Authority retains Grammar schools which are selective. Having a Bucks home post code (our school post code is not relevant) entitles parents to put their children forward for Grammar School selection tests at 11+. Children who “pass” the test are deemed suitable for a Grammar school education, while those who do not are allocated an Upper school place.
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11+ Results

Parents choose whether to enter their children for the Bucks 11+ tests.  Roughly 50% of the cohort take up places at Grammar Schools each year.
Yet again this year, a large number of children qualified and were allocated Bucks Grammar School places.
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12+ Late Entry to Bucks Grammar Schools

Whilst Bucks Local Education Authority's official line is that there are no arrangements for late entry at 12+, the truth is that ever since the Buckinghamshire LEA lowered secondary transfer from 12+ to 11+, pupils have secured places at Grammar schools a year late and entered these schools in Year 8. At Chesham Preparatory School Year 7 pupils have an enviable record of 12+ success. Many children are not mature enough when they sit the 11+ selection tests and the selection system deems them unsuitable, despite parents and staff knowing full well that they would thrive in a Grammar school environment.
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