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Use our free interactive tool to check whether any Amersham, Chesham or south Buckinghamshire property falls within primary or secondary school catchment zones. Buckinghamshire is fully selective — grammar schools admit by 11+, community secondaries by distance.
Free interactive map — enter any Amersham, Chesham or HP postcode and see exactly which school catchment areas it falls within.
Amersham and Chesham fall within Buckinghamshire's selective system. Grammar schools (e.g. Dr Challoner's, Dr Challoner's High School, Chesham Grammar) admit by 11+ test rank. Catchment distance interacts with the test — plan for both routes.
Buckinghamshire Council administers admissions for community and voluntary-controlled schools across Amersham, Chesham and south Bucks. For non-selective secondaries, the default tiebreaker is straight-line distance.
Grammar schools use the 11+ as the primary selection criterion. Catchment status interacts with the test result — read each grammar's published policy carefully.
Buckinghamshire Council publishes annual admissions statistics including 'last distance offered' figures for every oversubscribed school. Search 'Buckinghamshire school admissions statistics'.
Click "Open Free Tool" above. No registration needed. Works in any browser on desktop or mobile.
Click "Add School" and search by school name or postcode. The tool locates it on the interactive map automatically.
Add the radius from the school's admissions data. You can enter distances in metres for precision.
Use "Check Address" to test any Amersham address. It will show you exactly how far inside or outside the catchment that property sits.
Our tool works for schools across Amersham and surrounding areas:
Buckinghamshire community catchments use straight-line distance to the metre. Our tool matches the council's method exactly.
South Bucks catchments shift as 11+ rank moves children between grammar and non-grammar routes.
Plot up to 5 south Bucks schools to compare grammar and community catchments side by side.
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Yes — Amersham and Chesham fall within Buckinghamshire's selective system. Grammar schools such as Dr Challoner's, Dr Challoner's High School, and Chesham Grammar admit by 11+ test rank.
Catchment is used among children who have qualified at the 11+ when grammars are oversubscribed. Out-of-catchment qualifying children may still be admitted depending on places available.
Buckinghamshire Council administers admissions for community and voluntary-controlled schools. Grammars, academies and faith schools set their own criteria.
Search 'Buckinghamshire school admissions statistics' on the Buckinghamshire Council website.
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