Chartridge Combined School, Chesham
Chartridge Combined School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Chesham. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 7 schools in Chesham with published results, and 247th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Buckinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Chartridge Combined School in detail
Chartridge Combined School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Chartridge School is set in the beautiful village of Chartridge on the rural outskirts of Chesham. It benefits from extensive grounds surrounded by countryside. The school has a caring, family ethos where children are encouraged to take pride in all they do. Our dedicated staff are all committed to providing a high quality education for all pupils."
The school runs a breakfast club.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 97% of Year 6 pupils at Chartridge Combined School reached the expected standard in reading and 97% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 77% in Buckinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (97% in reading, 97% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Chartridge Combined School
For September 2026 entry, 41 families put Chartridge Combined School as their first choice and 83 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Chartridge Combined School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Chartridge Combined School are Lee Common Church of England School (1.5 miles, Good); Ivingswood Academy (1.7 miles, 66% reading, 63% maths); Elmtree Infant and Nursery School (1.8 miles); and Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School (2 miles, Good, 88% reading, 78% maths).
Chartridge Combined School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
Lee Common Church of England SchoolIvingswood AcademyElmtree Infant and Nursery SchoolHawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School
What parents say
91 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Chartridge Combined School (as of September 2025): 99% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 78% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (78%).
Who goes there
8.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (70%), Asian (13%) and Mixed (9%).
Getting there
The nearest Underground station is Chesham Underground Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cogdells Lane (opposite), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Chartridge Combined School issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Buckinghamshire published that the last place for 2020 entry went to a family 1.467 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from February 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Chartridge Combined School creates a caring community where children thrive and develop into well-rounded individuals. The school combines high academic expectations with excellent character development through outdoor learning, music, sports and meaningful responsibilities. Parents praise it as an amazing community focused on developing the whole child.
Key Strengths
- Reading is a particular strength with expert phonics teaching and daily story time that builds a love of reading
- Pupils show exemplary behaviour throughout the school with respectful relationships and rare bullying
- The ambitious, broad curriculum is well-structured in most subjects to help pupils make connections between topics
- Highly effective personal development through outdoor learning, music, sports, and positions of responsibility
- Strong attendance driven by pupils' love of learning and close partnership with families
Areas for Improvement
- In a few subjects, the curriculum links between topics are not consistently strong, so pupils cannot always see how their learning connects over time
- The school needs to continue improving curriculum thinking and assessment to ensure all subjects are as effective as the strongest ones
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Yoga, drama, football, tag rugby, cross country, musical instruments, school plays, outdoor learning, allotment gardening, inter-school sports competitions
Chartridge Combined School has successfully maintained its good standards. Pupils thrive in this caring, nurturing environment where staff have high expectations and pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour.
At a Glance
8.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
91 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 97% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 97% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.3
Avg class size
30.3
Infant (KS1)
30.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Chartridge Combined School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Chartridge Combined School.
- Welldon Kids Club at Chartridge Combined SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Chartridge Combined School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Buckinghamshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Chartridge Combined School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Chartridge Combined School is in Buckinghamshire; for families living there:
- Buckinghamshire's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy (0 to 25 Year Olds)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Chartridge Combined School
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- Last distance offered for 2020 entry, from Buckinghamshire's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
212 pupils
210 places
2 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Chesham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Chesham
Across Buckinghamshire council
Places available
6,722
Applications
5,630
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Buckinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
32
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
18.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
212
Total Pupils
111
Boys
101
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
21.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£60,685
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,456
Per pupil
£1260k
Total funding
£30k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.0%
Overall absence
6.6%
Persistent absence
182
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Chartridge Combined School
Questions parents ask about Chartridge Combined School
What are SATs results like at Chartridge Combined School?
Of the pupils at Chartridge Combined School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 97% reached the expected standard in reading and 97% did so in maths.
What is Chartridge Combined School's Ofsted rating?
Chartridge Combined School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2015, it was rated Good.
How close to Chartridge Combined School do you need to live?
Buckinghamshire published for September 2020 entry that the last place offered at Chartridge Combined School on distance went to a family 1.467 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at Chartridge Combined School?
Chartridge Combined School was full in 2025, at 101% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Chartridge Combined School?
Classes at Chartridge Combined School average 30.3 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Chartridge Combined School?
Chartridge Combined School has around 212 pupils on roll. 9% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Chartridge Combined School?
4% of sessions were missed at Chartridge Combined School in 2024/25. 6.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Chartridge Combined School?
Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Chartridge Combined School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Chartridge Combined School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Welldon Kids Club at Chartridge Combined School (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Chartridge Combined School's term dates?
Chartridge Combined School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Buckinghamshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Chartridge Combined School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Chartridge Combined School?
Chartridge Combined School is at Cogdells Lane, Chartridge, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2TW.
Sources: Buckinghamshire admissions booklet; Buckinghamshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)