Community school · Buckinghamshire

Cheddington Combined School

4–11Ages
195Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110215URN

High Street, Cheddington, LU7 0RG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

57 applications for 28 places · 94th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

8 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
9 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

57 applications · 28 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 2.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 2.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2015 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2014 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	57	2.0	26	0.93
Sep 2025	30	63	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2024	18	42	2.3	18	1.00
Sep 2023	26	47	1.8	26	1.00
Sep 2022	30	65	2.2	36	1.20
Sep 2021	29	51	1.8	29	1.00
Sep 2020	30	52	1.7	30	1.00
Sep 2019	27	49	1.8	27	1.00
Sep 2018	30	50	1.7	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	55	1.8	36	1.20
Sep 2016	30	49	1.6	32	1.07
Sep 2015	29	55	1.9	31	1.07
Sep 2014	30	48	1.6	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 63% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%108th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Buckinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	9%	107	103
2023/24	59%	3%	106	104
2022/23	60%	7%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Cheddington Combined SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Brookmead School
2.3 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Marsworth Church of England Infant School
2.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2023

4.8applications per place
Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School
3.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Grove Road Primary School
5.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Dundale Primary School and Nursery
5.3 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

4.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Edlesborough Primary Academy
5.5 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring
5.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

68%met the SATs standard
Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School
5.9 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110215 · 825/2019
Capacity: 218 pupils · 195 on roll
Free school meals: 13.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Street, Cheddington, LU7 0RG
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources