Chenies School

Primary Ages 4-11 41 pupils Rickmansworth
Ofsted: Requires Improvement
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Chenies School is an academy converter in Rickmansworth for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 41 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Chenies School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in December 2022 of its predecessor, Chenies School. In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. About 52% of its places were empty in 2024/25, far more than at most primary schools, so a place should be easier to come by.

Ofsted inspection: December 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Chenies
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 6ER
Phone 01923282546
Reference Number 150088

General Makeup

Number of pupils 41
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.22%
Girls: 48.78%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 12.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 26.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 13.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 13.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 3 1 4
2 2 1 3
3 5 2 7
4 2 3 5
5 3 2 5
6 2 8 10

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 58.5%
White, Other 12.2%
Indian 7.3%
Chinese 4.9%
Unclassified 4.9%
African 4.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.4%
White & Asian 2.4%
Asian, Other 2.4%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Chenies School, inspected in December 2022.

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
06 Dec 2023 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 74%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 21%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109
Maths 108
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 6 0
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Chenies School had 50 pupils for 105 places. 55 places (52.4%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Amersham Primary” planning area

Buckinghamshire counted 254 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 246 in 2029–30, down 3%.

20242025
Places 105105
Pupils 6250
Unfilled 41.0%52.4%

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 Chenies School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20242025
Authorised absence 4.8%3.3%
Unauthorised absence 0.8%1.8%
Severely absent pupils 1.1%2.0%

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 Chenies School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 14.30.0
Permanent exclusions 10

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 Chenies School had 11.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 38.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20252026
Pupils per adult 7.15.9
Teachers who left state teaching 27.8%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 66.7%–
Sick days per teacher 3.2–

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, 19.5% of pupils at Chenies School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 4 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 1 1
No specialist assessment of need 1 0
Other difficulty or disability 1 0
Social, emotional and mental health 1 0

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 Chenies School received £13,003 and spent £14,218 for each of its 49 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £91,000 (-£1,857 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

2025
Revenue reserve -£91,000
per pupil -£1,857
In-year balance -£60,000
per pupil -£1,216

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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1.06 miles
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2.4 miles
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2.71 miles
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3.35 miles
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All schools in Rickmansworth · Buckinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Chenies School is part of Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

What is Chenies School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chenies School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in December 2022 of its predecessor, Chenies School.

When was Chenies School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chenies School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Chenies School have?

Chenies School has 41 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chenies School cover?

Chenies School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Chenies School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chenies School?

Chenies School is at Chenies, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 6ER.

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