Chenies School, Rickmansworth
Chenies School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Rickmansworth, part of Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 12th-highest of the 15 schools in Rickmansworth with published results, and 5,071st of 14,452 across England. It was 48% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Chenies School in detail
Chenies School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Chenies Primary School, an ambitious, friendly school in the heart of the village community. I am so proud to be head of this unique school set in beautiful surroundings, an environment where pupils can achieve and flourish."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include gymnastics, multi-sports, ukulele, recorder, cooking and forest school.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Chenies School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 77% in Buckinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Chenies School
For September 2026 entry, 1 family put Chenies School as their first choice and 23 named it as one of their preferences, for 2 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Chenies School are Little Chalfont Primary School (1 mile, 94% reading, 97% maths); The Russell School (1.3 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 93% maths); and Sarratt Church of England Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 88% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Chenies School.
Little Chalfont Primary SchoolThe Russell SchoolChrist Church Chorleywood CofE SchoolSarratt Church of England Primary School
The trust
Chenies School is one of 15 schools run by Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
12.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 26.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (59%) and Asian (10%).
Staffing
Chenies School had 5 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chalfont & Latimer Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Combined School (opposite), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44).
Suspensions and exclusions
Chenies School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Chenies School are St Clement Danes School (1.1 miles) and Dr Challoner's High School (1.7 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; 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 1.496 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Chenies School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2023. Before that, as Chenies School (URN 110216), it was rated Requires Improvement in December 2022.
At a Glance
12.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
13.7
Avg class size
13.5
KS2
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Chenies School
Term dates
Chenies School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Buckinghamshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Chenies School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Chenies 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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Chenies School
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- The straight-line distance from your home to Chenies School.
- Last distance offered for 2019 and 2020 entry, from Buckinghamshire's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Chenies School for 2024 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in Buckinghamshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
48%
Available places
50 pupils
105 places
55 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Rickmansworth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Rickmansworth
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: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
8
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
24.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
41
Total Pupils
21
Boys
20
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
5
Teachers
8.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,649
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,979
Per pupil
£413k
Total funding
£8k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Persistent absence
50
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
Chenies School
Questions parents ask about Chenies School
What are SATs results like at Chenies School?
Of the pupils at Chenies School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.
What is Chenies School's Ofsted rating?
Chenies School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2023. Before that, as Chenies School (URN 110216), it was rated Requires Improvement in December 2022.
How close to Chenies School do you need to live?
Buckinghamshire publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 2.683 for 2019 entry, then 1.496 for 2020 entry. The cut-off has tightened over that period, which usually means demand is growing faster than places. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.
Is it hard to get a place at Chenies School?
Chenies School was not full in 2025: it ran at 48% of its 105 places.
How big are the classes at Chenies School?
Classes at Chenies School average 13.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Chenies School?
Chenies School has around 41 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Chenies School?
5.1% of sessions were missed at Chenies School in 2024/25. 8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Chenies School?
Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Chenies 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.
How many road collisions happen near Chenies School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Chenies School?
Chenies School is at Chenies, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 6ER.
Sources: Buckinghamshire admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)