Dr Challoner's Grammar School | |
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Chesham Road , , HP6 5HA England | |
Coordinates | 51°40′34″N 0°36′35″W / 51.67622°N 0.60982°W |
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Type | Academy Grammar |
Established | 1624 |
Founder | Robert Chaloner |
Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
Specialists | Science Languages |
Department for Education URN | 136419 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chair of Governors | Shaun Kennedy |
Headteacher | David Atkinson |
Staff | 150 |
Gender | Boys (Year 7–11) Co-educational Sixth Form |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1,326[1] |
Houses | Foxell Holman Newman Pearson Rayner Thorne |
Website | http://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 Robert Chaloner. Chaloner, a Doctor of Divinity, was Rector of Amersham from 1576 to his death in 1621. He was also a Canon of St George's Chapel, Windsor from 1584.