Academy converter · Buckinghamshire

Chesham Bois Church of England School

4–11Ages
218Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145033URN

128 Bois Lane, Chesham Bois, Amersham, HP6 6DE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.2per place

1.7 above Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

121 applications for 29 places · 5th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

88%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

4.2applications per place, Reception

1.7 above Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

121 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 5.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 5.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 5.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 4.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 6.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 5.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 6.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 5.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 5.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 5.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 4.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2014 4.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Chesham Bois Church of England Combined School (URN 110425), the previous school.

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	121	4.2	28	0.97
Sep 2025	30	151	5.0	40	1.33
Sep 2024	29	157	5.4	39	1.34
Sep 2023	28	142	5.1	23	0.82
Sep 2022	28	136	4.9	24	0.86
Sep 2021	29	179	6.2	46	1.59
Sep 2020	30	167	5.6	26	0.87
Sep 2019	30	186	6.2	29	0.97
Sep 2018	30	175	5.8	29	0.97
Sep 2017 *	30	168	5.6	40	1.33
Sep 2016 *	30	157	5.2	34	1.13
Sep 2015 *	28	135	4.8	22	0.79
Sep 2014 *	31	153	4.9	30	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 91% · Maths 91% → all three 88% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard88%5th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard75%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard91%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

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Buckinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	88%	19%	112	109
2023/24	84%	13%	111	109
2022/23	81%	19%	109	108

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

Chesham Bois Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

4.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Elangeni School
0.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2024

85%met the SATs standard
Waterside Primary Academy
0.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Chestnut Lane School
0.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Improved significantly2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Woodside Junior School
1.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2024

77%met the SATs standard
Thomas Harding Junior School
1.8 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

81%met the SATs standard
St George's Church of England Infant School
1.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place
Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy
2.5 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145033 · 825/3034
Trust: Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 218 pupils · 218 on roll
Free school meals: 10.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2017
Replaced: Chesham Bois Church of England Combined School (URN 110425)
Address: 128 Bois Lane, Chesham Bois, Amersham, HP6 6DE
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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