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Dr Challoner's Grammar School

Dr Challoner's Grammar School
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Mottoes Latin: Ad Astra Per Aspera
(to the stars through difficulties)
Excellence with Integrity
Established 1624
Type Academy Grammar
Headteacher David Atkinson
Chairman of Governors Mrs Jane Penton-Hauchard
Founder Dr Robert Chaloner
Location Chesham Road
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
HP6 5HA
England
Coordinates: 51°40′34″N 0°36′35″W / 51.67622°N 0.60982°W / 51.67622; -0.60982
Local authority Buckinghamshire
DfE URN 136419 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Staff 150
Students 1,326
Gender Boys
Ages 11–18
Houses      Foxell
     Holman
     Newman
     Pearson
     Rayner
     Thorne
Publication Ad Astra
House Competitions Results Former Pupils
Old Challoners Headmasters
Website www.challoners.com

Dr Challoner's Grammar School (also known as DCGS, Challoner's Boys or simply Challoner's) is a selective grammar school for boys, with a co-educational Sixth Form, in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. It was given academy status in January 2011.

It was founded in 1624 in accordance with the last will and testament of Dr Robert Chaloner (spelt with only one ‘l’). Chaloner, a Doctor of Divinity, was Rector of Amersham from 1576–84, when he took up office as a Canon of Windsor, Berkshire, a post he held until his death in 1621.

In his will, Robert Chaloner left money to establish a grammar school in Amersham. The school was situated in Old Amersham for almost three centuries before moving, with the support of Buckinghamshire County Council, to its present buildings in Amersham-on-the Hill in 1905. At this time, the school embraced the principle of co-education for the first time which, according to the school’s first prospectus in 1906, was "practically universal in America". Each year the boys at Challoner's celebrate Founder's Day where they attend St Mary's Church in Old Amersham where Robert Chaloner was rector.

By 1937, Challoner's was incorporated into the state system of education and by the early 1950s the school had about 350 boys and girls on roll. However, plans for expansion to 550 pupils were overtaken by rapid population growth in the area and the decision was made to establish a separate school for girls in Little Chalfont: Dr Challoner's High School, which opened in 1962. The two schools continue to maintain relatively close links, collaborating especially in music and drama productions, whilst the Dr Challoner's Debating Society has staged numerous collaborative events.

The continued expansion of the grammar school to its present size of over 1,200 boys saw major building projects in the 1950s, 1980s and 1990s, followed by the construction of a large astroturf pitch and improvements to the sports fields. Another floor has been added on top of the old library and the new library was reopened in early 2013.


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