Community school · Buckinghamshire

Ley Hill School

3–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110243URN

The Green, Ley Hill, Chesham, HP5 1YF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

72 applications for 29 places · 59th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2022

Inspection history

26 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 February 2017
Graded inspection: Good

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

72 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 2.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 3.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 3.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 3.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 4.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 4.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 4.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 4.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 4.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2015 3.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2014 3.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 13 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	29	72	2.5	29	1.00
Sep 2025	29	105	3.6	38	1.31
Sep 2024	30	93	3.1	37	1.23
Sep 2023	23	72	3.1	21	0.91
Sep 2022	30	108	3.6	44	1.47
Sep 2021	30	95	3.2	31	1.03
Sep 2020	30	121	4.0	39	1.30
Sep 2019	30	120	4.0	45	1.50
Sep 2018	30	144	4.8	56	1.87
Sep 2017	30	120	4.0	40	1.33
Sep 2016	30	120	4.0	39	1.30
Sep 2015	30	113	3.8	38	1.27
Sep 2014	29	108	3.7	47	1.62

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 69% · Maths 79% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%77th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard59%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	66%	17%	110	106
2023/24	50%	13%	107	102
2022/23	70%	13%	111	106

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

Ley Hill SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Brushwood Junior School
1.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2024

69%met the SATs standard
Newtown School
2.5 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place
Waterside Primary Academy
2.5 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Chesham Bois Church of England School
2.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2022

4.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Thomas Harding Junior School
3.1 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

81%met the SATs standard
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School
3.1 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place
Bovingdon Primary Academy
3.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Ivingswood Academy
3.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110243 · 825/2068
Capacity: 242 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 13.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: The Green, Ley Hill, Chesham, HP5 1YF
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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