Dr Challoner's High School
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| Motto | Latin: Pro Maleficiis Beneficia |
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| Established | 1962 |
| Type | Academy Grammar School |
| Headteacher | Alan Roe |
| Location |
Cokes Lane Little Chalfont Buckinghamshire HP7 9QB England Coordinates: 51°40′02″N 0°34′11″W / 51.66729°N 0.56985°W |
| DfE URN | 137219 Tables |
| Ofsted | Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1110 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses |
Bronte Curie Nightingale Pankhurst Teresa. |
| Colours | Navy blue |
| Website | www |
Dr Challoner's High School, abbreviated to DCHS, is a grammar school for girls between the ages of 11 and 18, located in Buckinghamshire, England. In August 2011 the school became an Academy.
In September 2001, the school was awarded specialist school status as a Sports College, by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). It was also awarded a second specialism as a Language College. It is an affiliate member of the Girls' Schools Association. In 2011, Ofsted judged the school to be Outstanding and in 2014 DCHS achieved the Exceptional Schools Award.
The school was established in 1962 as an all-girls' school, when the previously mixed Dr Challoner's Grammar School became an all-boys' school, due to increasing roll numbers.
In order to gain entry to the school, pupils from primary schools in the local area are invited to do the 11-plus exam. Entry to a grammar school usually requires a score of 121/141, though pupils who gain scores of below 121 are invited to appeal their case. Prospective pupils who did not take the 11+ (e.g. those who join in later years) also take the school's own entry test.
The school operates a house system, with girls being placed in one of the five houses at the start of their time at the school along with the rest of their forms. The five houses are named after notable women in history and each have a corresponding colour: Bronte is blue, Curie is green, Nightingale is purple, Pankhurst is yellow and Teresa is red. Five girls in the upper sixth are appointed the head of houses each year. The houses play a part in music and sports in the school, with girls earning points for winning competitions and events, in particular interhouse, a sports half-day competition occurring once a term for years 7-11. At the end of each academic year one house will win the house cup for having the most points.
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