The Chalfonts Community College
Academy converter secondary school in Gerrards Cross (Buckinghamshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
About Us Welcome to The Chalfonts Community College on behalf of students and staff, I would like to welcome you to The Chalfonts Community College. I am proud to be the Principal of this school where students of all abilities are welcomed, and we seek the best from every student. We work hard to inspire students to love learning and all we do is linked to this.
At our core are lessons that inspire students and allow students to discover that they are capable of more than even they themselves thought possible. As a larger-than-average school, we have a wide range of both curricular and extracurricular opportunities for students of all ages.
The quality of teaching and breadth of our curriculum ensures that our students continue to perform successfully in public examinations. The Chalfonts Community College is a vibrant and warm community where students are well-supported to fulfil their potential and leave school successfully prepared for their next steps.
We have high expectations of everyone within our community and all students are expected to work hard and behave in an exemplary fashion.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Textiles
- Young Enterprise
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
Key facts
- URN
- 137215
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (17 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.17 governors are linked to a profile (16 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stuart Dennis Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs SallyAnne Ward Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Lucy Chahil Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Greg Evans Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Julian Carmichael Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mark Vogler Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Duncan Gauld Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Peter Solloway Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Veronica Hassan Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Henry Wells Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Susan Margaret Graham Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Grant Wolpert | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2022 | |
| Mrs Caroline Whitehead Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Caroline Whitehead Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2021 | |
| Mr Andrew Wright Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Any additional members appointed by the members of the academy trust | since 2018 |
| Kerri Maxine Constable Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Any additional members appointed by the members of the academy trust | since 2018 |
| Mr Steve Smart (likely) | MemberTrust members | Any additional members appointed by the members of the academy trust | since 2014 |
| Mrs Deborah Sweeney Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Harjinder Johal Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Stuart Dennis Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Peter Solloway Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Julian Carmichael Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Samantha Sene Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record