The Gerrards Cross CofE School, Gerrards Cross
The Gerrards Cross CofE School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Gerrards Cross, part of The Gerrards Cross Church of England School. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 24th-highest of the 144 schools in Buckinghamshire with published results, and 1,455th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 103% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
- 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
The Gerrards Cross CofE School in detail
The Gerrards Cross CofE School in its own words
In its own words: "We see our role as providing a well-rounded education which enables each and every child to flourish academically and physically, emotionally and spiritually, socially and morally. The completeness of human flourishing is crucial to our work and vision for each child. As a Church school, the Bible and its teaching create the inspiration for all aspects of our work."
From the headteacher's welcome: "We would love to welcome you in person so you can experience our school community for yourself. I am proud to have led this school for over 15 years, alongside a dedicated team, committed to providing an exceptional, inspiring, and challenging education for children aged four to eleven."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, tennis, gymnastics, cross-country, dance, choir, guitar and chess.
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Friday 6 November 2026, an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 20 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Buckinghamshire
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at The Gerrards Cross CofE School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 77% in Buckinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 83% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at The Gerrards Cross CofE School
For September 2026 entry, 84 families put The Gerrards Cross CofE School as their first choice and 155 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 27 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at The Gerrards Cross CofE School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Gerrards Cross CofE School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (1.4 miles, 86% reading, 78% maths); Fulmer Infant School (1.4 miles, Outstanding); Chalfont St Peter CofE Academy (1.9 miles, Good, 88% reading, 86% maths); and Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy (2 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths).
The Gerrards Cross CofE School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolFulmer Infant SchoolChalfont St Peter CofE AcademyDenham Green E-ACT Primary Academy
The trust
The Gerrards Cross CofE School is run by its own single-school academy trust.
What parents say
190 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Gerrards Cross CofE School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 73% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (73%).
Who goes there
4.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 44 pupils (10.1%) received SEN support and 22 (5.1%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gerrards Cross Rail Station, about 960 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is East Common (adjacent), 250 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Gerrards Cross CofE 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
In 2024/25, The Gerrards Cross CofE School issued 5 suspensions, 1.2 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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The school excels at building confident, articulate young people with high aspirations. Pupils demonstrate exceptional behaviour and strong values including kindness and respect for diversity. The school offers a rich range of learning experiences including 15 annual GXperiences and enrichment activities that build confidence and showcase talents.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional behaviour and personal development, creating a calm and orderly environment
- Strong relationships between pupils and teachers with high expectations that are consistently realised
- Excellent early reading provision with expert phonics teaching and well-matched books
- Effective support for pupils with SEND, identified quickly with appropriate strategies
- Comprehensive safety education and pupil wellbeing with access to trusted adults and mentors
Areas for Improvement
- Writing skills are not practised consistently across subjects, leading to some pupils struggling with age-appropriate fluency and accuracy
- Teachers in some foundation subjects do not routinely check understanding of essential skills and knowledge, making it hard to spot gaps
- Some pupils do not transfer writing knowledge from English lessons to other subjects, with spelling and grammar errors not consistently addressed
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with the school prioritising safety education and creating an open, positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Orchestra, choir, school productions, school council, house captain roles, 15 annual GXperiences including local visits and trips, Ripples Venture community service activities
The Gerrards Cross CofE School is a primary school where pupils flourish both academically and personally, with high expectations consistently met and exceptional behaviour throughout. The school has an ambitious curriculum and strong supportive relationships between pupils and staff.
At a Glance
4.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
190 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 improved from 83% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 87% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 77% to 81% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
31.0
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
31.9
KS2
14
Total classes
8 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near The Gerrards Cross CofE School.
- SDE Gerrards Cross890m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
The Gerrards Cross CofE 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. The Gerrards Cross CofE 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
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at The Gerrards Cross CofE School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
431 pupils
420 places
11 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Gerrards Cross
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Gerrards Cross
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(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
44
SEN Support
22
EHC Plans
15.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
434
Total Pupils
226
Boys
208
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
24
Teachers
18.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,314
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£2306k
Total funding
£38k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.1%
Overall absence
6.0%
Persistent absence
381
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about The Gerrards Cross CofE School
What are SATs results like at The Gerrards Cross CofE School?
Of the pupils at The Gerrards Cross CofE School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 93% did so in maths.
What is The Gerrards Cross CofE School's Ofsted rating?
The Gerrards Cross CofE School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for The Gerrards Cross CofE School?
No fixed boundary. When The Gerrards Cross CofE School is oversubscribed, Buckinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at The Gerrards Cross CofE School?
The Gerrards Cross CofE School was full in 2025, at 103% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at The Gerrards Cross CofE School?
Classes at The Gerrards Cross CofE School average 31 pupils (2025/26). 8 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to The Gerrards Cross CofE School?
The Gerrards Cross CofE School has around 434 pupils on roll. 5% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The Gerrards Cross CofE School?
4.1% of sessions were missed at The Gerrards Cross CofE School in 2024/25. 6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Gerrards Cross CofE School?
Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming The Gerrards Cross CofE 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 The Gerrards Cross CofE School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of The Gerrards Cross CofE School: SDE Gerrards Cross (890m 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 The Gerrards Cross CofE School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 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 The Gerrards Cross CofE School?
The Gerrards Cross CofE School is at Moreland Drive, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8BD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)