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The Gerrards Cross CofE School, Gerrards Cross

Outstanding
Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–11

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
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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

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

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Nicola Flower
Pupils:434
LA:Buckinghamshire
Phone:01753882731
Address:Moreland Drive, Gerrards Cross, SL9 8BD
Trust:THE GERRARDS CROSS CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2012

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from June 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 11 February 2025View full report
URN:137774
UKPRN:10035978
Diocese:Diocese of Oxford
Constituency:Chesham and Amersham
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 responses
Would recommend94%
Child is happy95%
Child does well90%
High expectations87%
Feels safe97%
Well behaved96%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)73%
Kept informed88%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)86%
Wider development88%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+5ppMaths+6ppWriting+4pp

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

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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

Gerrards Cross Rail Station
956m · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

East Common (adj)
247m · 4 min walk
Gaviots Close (opp)
380m · 6 min walk
Gaviots Green (opp)
439m · 7 min walk
Windsor Road (adj)
489m · 8 min walk
Camp Road (Opp)
605m · 10 min walk

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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.

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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

High pressure
New homes approved:446
Projected new pupils:112

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

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)

11 February 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
12 June 2014
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

44

SEN Support

22

EHC Plans

15.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication20
Autistic Spectrum Disorder12
Social, Emotional & Mental Health9
Other8
Specific Learning Difficulty5
Physical Disability5
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
38.9%
Asian
42.2%
Black
0.9%
Mixed
9.2%
Chinese
0.9%
Other
1.2%
Unclassified
0.9%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals4.6%
English as Additional Language18.9%

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

Deprivation£40,888
EAL funding£29,717
Lump sum£148,638

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.1%

Overall absence

6.0%

Persistent absence

381

Enrolments

Authorised2.9%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)6.0%
Severe (50%+)0.3%

Absence trend

4.0%
18/19
2.5%
20/21
5.4%
21/22
4.3%
22/23
4.1%
23/24
4.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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)

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