Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School has been judged as outstanding in all inspection areas during its first section 5 inspection. The school prides itself on fostering a caring community where pupils are highly motivated, excel academically and socially, and demonstrate strong values of trust, love, and respect. The ambitious curriculum, which begins in the early years, supports all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to achieve extremely well. Additionally, the strong emphasis on reading enriches pupils' literacy skills, promoting a love of reading from a young age.

Strengths

• Highly motivated learners who excel academically and socially.
• Exceptional quality of education provided by leaders.
• Strong relationships among pupils and staff, fostering a caring community.
• Well-supported curriculum for pupils with SEND.
• Emphasis on high expectations for pupil behaviour.
• Engagement in personal development opportunities and community contributions.

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 Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.2% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Christ Church Chorleywood CofE 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 Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.0% 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, 11.3% of pupils at Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% 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 2024–25 Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School received £6,218 and spent £6,639 for each of its 217 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £289,000 (£1,332 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Chess Valley Primary Learning Trust, income was £6,548 and spending £6,876 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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All schools in Rickmansworth · Hertfordshire local authority: places and applications

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School is part of Chess Valley Primary Learning Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Sarratt Church of England Primary School Rickmansworth
• Little Chalfont Primary School Amersham
• St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School Rickmansworth

What is Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School last inspected by Ofsted?

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School have?

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School has 230 pupils on roll.

What age range does Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School cover?

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School?

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School is at The Common, Rickmansworth Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 5SG.