Chartridge Combined School

Chartridge Combined School is performing well overall, having effectively maintained the standards established during its previous inspection. The school fosters a nurturing environment where pupils feel valued and thrive academically and personally. The curriculum is ambitious and broad, focusing particularly on reading, which is a notable strength. While most students achieve well, there are some areas of the curriculum where the connections between subjects could be improved to enhance overall learning. The school has a clear strategy for addressing these areas, demonstrating its commitment to continuous improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit exemplary behaviour and conduct.
• There is a strong emphasis on reading, with effective phonics instruction.
• The curriculum is ambitious and designed to connect learning over time.
• Personal development opportunities are extensive and beneficial.
• The school engages well with parents to support student attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum development in some subjects lacks consistency in linking learning.
• Assessment of pupils' learning needs further enhancement in certain subjects.

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 Chartridge Combined School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.6% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Chartridge Combined School 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 Chartridge Combined School had 23.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.0% 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, 15.1% of pupils at Chartridge Combined School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% 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 Chartridge Combined School received £6,771 and spent £6,962 for each of its 212 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £90,000 (£426 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 Chartridge Combined School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chartridge Combined School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Chartridge Combined School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chartridge Combined School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Chartridge Combined School have?

Chartridge Combined School has 212 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chartridge Combined School cover?

Chartridge Combined School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Chartridge Combined School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chartridge Combined School?

Chartridge Combined School is at Cogdells Lane, Chartridge, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2TW.