Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery

Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery continues to perform well as a good school, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and community values. The nurturing environment has led to positive relationships among pupils, who feel safe and enjoy learning. The school implements an ambitious curriculum while maintaining high expectations for behavior and academic achievement. Staff commitment and effective teaching strategies contribute to pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, achieving well across subjects, particularly in reading and phonics. However, some foundation subjects are still in earlier stages of implementation, which may hinder consistent learning across the curriculum. Attendance issues affect a small number of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, restricting their access to wider school opportunities. School leaders are actively working to address these attendance challenges, ensuring all pupils benefit fully from school life.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on teamwork and school values
• Effective phonics and early reading programs
• High expectations for behavior and learning
• Nurturing and supportive environment for all pupils
• Good involvement of parents and community in education
• Excellent support mechanisms for pupils with SEND
• Rich range of extracurricular activities and opportunities

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects are not fully implemented
• Lower attendance rates for a small number of pupils

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery had 15.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.3% of pupils at Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery received £7,844 and spent £8,423 for each of its 172 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £55,000 (-£322 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery have?

Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery has 177 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery cover?

Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery?

Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery is at School Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4JJ.