Chambersbury Primary School

Chambersbury Primary School is performing well overall, receiving a 'Good' rating across all inspection categories. The pupils benefit from a committed staff who set high expectations and engage them through a well-rounded curriculum that includes visits to historical and cultural sites. The school places a strong emphasis on personal development, fostering kindness and respect among pupils, which contributes to a positive school culture where bullying is rare and pupils feel safe. The leadership team is actively working to improve the quality of teaching and learning, particularly in subjects beyond English and Mathematics.

Strengths

• Pupils receive a good quality of education.
• Staff have high expectations, and pupils respond positively to routines.
• Effective leadership promotes a positive school culture.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and well-being.
• Well-trained staff provide targeted support for pupils with SEND.
• Pupils engage actively in leadership roles and team activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some staff lack subject knowledge in foundation subjects.
• Assessment in foundation subjects is not as developed as in core 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 Chambersbury Primary School attended 91.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.7% 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, 3.1% of pupils at Chambersbury Primary 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 Chambersbury Primary School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 30.9% 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, 23.9% of pupils at Chambersbury Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Chambersbury Primary School received £7,293 and spent £7,771 for each of its 184 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £440,000 (£2,393 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 Chambersbury Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chambersbury Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Chambersbury Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chambersbury Primary School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Chambersbury Primary School have?

Chambersbury Primary School has 184 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chambersbury Primary School cover?

Chambersbury Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Chambersbury Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 41% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chambersbury Primary School?

Chambersbury Primary School is at Hill Common, Bennetts End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 8JH.