Voluntary aided school · Buckinghamshire

Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School

4–11Ages
167Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110445URN

Hawridge, Chesham, HP5 2UQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 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

2.5per place

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

40 applications for 16 places · 57th 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 inspection · 8 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	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)

40 applications · 16 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

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	16	40	2.5	12	0.75
Sep 2025	26	52	2.0	22	0.85
Sep 2024	20	42	2.1	15	0.75
Sep 2023	16	39	2.4	14	0.88
Sep 2022	30	54	1.8	26	0.87
Sep 2021	24	50	2.1	22	0.92
Sep 2020	29	53	1.8	21	0.72
Sep 2019	30	67	2.2	24	0.80
Sep 2018	30	69	2.3	20	0.67
Sep 2017	30	80	2.7	36	1.20
Sep 2016	30	55	1.8	22	0.73
Sep 2015	30	48	1.6	21	0.70
Sep 2014	30	53	1.8	20	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 72% · Maths 78% → 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 standard88%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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%	9%	108	105
2023/24	58%	6%	107	103
2022/23	37%	13%	105	100

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

Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Chartridge Combined School
3.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton
3.4 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Ivingswood Academy
3.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
4.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Greenway Primary and Nursery School
4.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Westfield Primary School
4.0 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
4.1 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Lee Common Church of England School
4.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110445 · 825/3072
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 218 pupils · 167 on roll
Free school meals: 16.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hawridge, Chesham, HP5 2UQ
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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