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We work hard to help everyone feel safe and valued as part of our school. Our motto, ‘Excellence with Integrity’, is supported by a focus on core values of aspiration, kindness and resilience which help our students develop their academic strengths and a positive place in society.
Leaders refer to the ‘Challoner family’ to describe the close school community. Pupils behave very well and treat each other kindly. Leaders want all pupils to experience success and to fulfil their potential, inside and outside the classroom.
Richard Challoner School was found to be among the best performing non-selective secondary schools and Sixth Forms in the country, receiving three awards for being in the top 10% nationally for attainment and for being in DfE Band 1 for student progress at key stage 4.
Learning and Teaching at Richard Challoner School is underpinned by our '7 things'. These 7 things are an evolution of our previous 'Challoner 10' and a direct product of the last few years of staff working with individual inquiry questions within Learning Communities.
Increasing pupil numbers and the immense pressure placed on buildings and facilities led, in 1962, to the creation of Dr Challoner’s High School in Little Chalfont for girls, which DCGS has had close ties to ever since.
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).
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Full details about the school can be found in the Prospectus, Information Booklet and Open Event films below. This provides an overview of our approach to learning and the range of opportunities we offer to our students.
