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Chesham Bois Church of England School, Amersham

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Chesham Bois Church of England School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Amersham, part of Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 8 schools in Amersham with published results, and 941st of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 105% of capacity.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2022)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
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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

Chesham Bois Church of England School in detail

Chesham Bois Church of England School in its own words

In its own words: "We place the child at the centre of all we do. We welcome all children and families. Our work is driven and inspired by our Christian Values which are lived out on a daily basis by children and adults. Our caring, nurturing learning environment enables all children to achieve together. "Let the little children come to me."

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 10.45am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Buckinghamshire

Vision and values (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils at Chesham Bois Church of England School reached the expected standard in reading and 91% 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, 91% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Chesham Bois Church of England School

For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Chesham Bois Church of England School as their first choice and 121 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Chesham Bois Church of England School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Chesham Bois Church of England School are Elangeni School (0.4 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths); Waterside Primary Academy (0.5 miles, 63% reading, 41% maths); Chestnut Lane School (0.5 miles, Outstanding); and Our Lady's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, 88% reading, 81% maths).

Chesham Bois Church of England School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Elangeni SchoolWaterside Primary AcademyChestnut Lane SchoolOur Lady's Catholic Primary School

The trust

Chesham Bois Church of England 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.

All 15 schools in Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust

Who goes there

10.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 10.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (69%), Asian (16%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 26 pupils (11.9%) received SEN support and 6 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Amersham Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bois Moor Road (eastbound), 330 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Chesham Bois Church of England School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

Chesham Bois Church of England School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Chesham Bois Church of England School are Dr Challoner's Grammar School (1 mile), Chesham Grammar School (1.4 miles), Amersham School (1.5 miles) and Chiltern Hills Academy (1.7 miles).

Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolChesham Grammar SchoolAmersham SchoolChiltern Hills Academy

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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2021 (~872m)Unlikely (~1.1km)

Buckinghamshire published that the last place for 2021 entry went to a family 0.542 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Sara Tilbey
Pupils:218
LA:Buckinghamshire
Phone:01494726901
Address:128 Bois Lane, Chesham Bois, Amersham, HP6 6DE
Trust:OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST (15 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 October 2017

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 23 November 2022View full report
URN:145033
UKPRN:10065152
Diocese:Diocese of Oxford
Constituency:Chesham and Amersham
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2022 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

10.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-3ppMathsWriting+3pp

Reading has remained stable at around 94% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 91% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 91% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

31.1

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

32.0

KS2

7

Total classes

4 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Chesham Bois Church of England School.

  • Waterside Play Active Club680m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Chesham Bois Church of England 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

Bois Moor Road (Eastbound)
332m · 5 min walk
Cresswell Road (o/s 28)
370m · 6 min walk
Woodside Avenue (Adj)
553m · 9 min walk
The Unicorn (Opp)
726m · 12 min walk
Chessmount Rise (southbound)
794m · 13 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
2
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

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.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

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 Chesham Bois Church of England School

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What the report includes for Chesham Bois Church of England School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Chesham Bois Church of England School.
  • Last distance offered for 2019 to 2021 entry, from Buckinghamshire's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Chesham Bois Church of England School for 2018 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Buckinghamshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

105%

Over capacity

218 pupils

207 places

11 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Amersham

High pressure
New homes approved:937
Projected new pupils:234

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Amersham

Across Buckinghamshire council

Low demand council-wide0.84 applications per place

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(2)

23 November 2022
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
4 March 2009
Outstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

26

SEN Support

6

EHC Plans

14.7%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Specific Learning Difficulty6
Social, Emotional & Mental Health5
Speech, Language & Communication4
Hearing Impairment4
Physical Disability4
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
69.3%
Asian
15.5%
Mixed
7.8%
Other
0.5%
Unclassified
2.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals10.1%
English as Additional Language10.1%

218

Total Pupils

119

Boys

99

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

10

Teachers

21.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£39,469

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,127

Per pupil

£1217k

Total funding

£30k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£39,966
EAL funding£7,149
Lump sum£148,638

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.6%

Overall absence

5.2%

Persistent absence

192

Enrolments

Authorised3.0%
Unauthorised0.6%
Persistent (10%+)5.2%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.0%
18/19
1.8%
20/21
5.1%
21/22
4.2%
22/23
4.0%
23/24
3.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Chesham Bois Church of England School

What are SATs results like at Chesham Bois Church of England School?

Of the pupils at Chesham Bois Church of England School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 94% reached the expected standard in reading and 91% did so in maths.

What is Chesham Bois Church of England School's Ofsted rating?

Chesham Bois Church of England School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2009 it was rated Outstanding.

How close to Chesham Bois Church of England School do you need to live?

Buckinghamshire publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 0.802 for 2019 entry, then 1.394 for 2020 entry, then 0.542 for 2021 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 Chesham Bois Church of England School?

Chesham Bois Church of England School was full in 2025, at 105% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Chesham Bois Church of England School?

Classes at Chesham Bois Church of England School average 31.1 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Chesham Bois Church of England School?

Chesham Bois Church of England School has around 218 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Chesham Bois Church of England School?

3.6% of sessions were missed at Chesham Bois Church of England School in 2024/25. 5.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Chesham Bois Church of England School?

Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Chesham Bois Church of England 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 Chesham Bois Church of England School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Chesham Bois Church of England School: Waterside Play Active Club (680m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Chesham Bois Church of England 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. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Chesham Bois Church of England School?

Chesham Bois Church of England School is at 128 Bois Lane, Chesham Bois, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6DE.

Sources: Buckinghamshire admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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