The Chalfonts Community College

The Chalfonts Community College is performing well, achieving an overall effectiveness rating of 'Good'. The school prides itself on its inclusive culture, successfully meeting the diverse needs of its pupils. Leadership has been relatively stable, with a number of new leaders joining since the last inspection. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the school is focused on restoring high expectations and improving the educational outcomes for all students, particularly in the sixth form and those with special educational needs. While the majority of pupils are well-behaved and engaged, a minority require additional support to reintegrate effectively into school life.

Strengths

• Promotes a culture of understanding and acceptance among pupils.
• High expectations for pupil behaviour are upheld effectively.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
• Good progression for students into further education and training.
• Rich opportunities for spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning for Year 9 is less well developed than for other year groups.
• Aspects of personal development are not consistently taught across the school.

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 The Chalfonts Community College attended 86.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 46.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 9.9% of pupils at The Chalfonts Community College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 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 The Chalfonts Community College had 14.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 29.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 16.0% of pupils at The Chalfonts Community College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 6 pupils.

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Chalfonts Community College received £8,987 and spent £9,498 for each of its 1,134 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £784,000 (£691 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is The Chalfonts Community College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Chalfonts Community College is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was The Chalfonts Community College last inspected by Ofsted?

The Chalfonts Community College was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does The Chalfonts Community College have?

The Chalfonts Community College has 1,058 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Chalfonts Community College cover?

The Chalfonts Community College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Chalfonts Community College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 41.1, and 33% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Chalfonts Community College?

The Chalfonts Community College is at Narcot Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8TP.