Chesham Bois Church of England School

Chesham Bois Church of England School is performing overall at a good level, with notable strengths in behaviour and attitudes, which are rated outstanding. The school has recently undergone its first inspection since becoming an academy, marking a significant moment for its development. Pupils enjoy a broad and ambitious curriculum that caters well to their needs, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. However, there are some areas in foundation subjects where the intended outcomes are not fully met, leading to some pupils underperforming.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and exhibit high levels of enthusiasm.
• Exceptional behaviour and rare instances of bullying are noted.
• Leaders have designed a broad and ambitious curriculum for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Strong integration of values across the school community.
• Outstanding personal development and extracurricular engagement.
• Dedicated and proud staff committed to pupil support.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects do not enable all pupils to recall the content as effectively as they could.
• Inconsistency in staff confidence regarding phonics instruction.

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 Chesham Bois Church of England School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.2% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Chesham Bois Church of England 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 Chesham Bois Church of England School had 22.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.0% 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, 11.9% of pupils at Chesham Bois Church of England School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 Chesham Bois Church of England School received £6,346 and spent £6,207 for each of its 218 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £380,000 (£1,741 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust, income was £7,077 and spending £7,224 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 Amersham · Buckinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Chesham Bois Church of England School is part of Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Woodside Junior School Amersham
• Thomas Harding Junior School Chesham
• Chiltern Hills Academy Chesham
• Elmtree Infant and Nursery School Chesham
• Chenies School Rickmansworth
• Curzon Church of England Combined School Amersham
• The Downley School High Wycombe
• St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green Princes Risborough
• Longwick Church of England Combined School Princes Risborough
• St Mary's Church of England School Aylesbury

What is Chesham Bois Church of England School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chesham Bois Church of England School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Chesham Bois Church of England School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chesham Bois Church of England School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Chesham Bois Church of England School have?

Chesham Bois Church of England School has 218 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chesham Bois Church of England School cover?

Chesham Bois Church of England School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Chesham Bois Church of England School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chesham Bois Church of England School?

Chesham Bois Church of England School is at 128 Bois Lane, Chesham Bois, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6DE.