Schools in Chesham
Chesham has 13 schools including 9 primaries and 2 secondaries, all within Buckinghamshire Council's admissions area. Buckinghamshire retains selective grammar education: all Year 6 children sit the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test in the autumn term, and grammar school offers depend on passing the test before catchment distance applies.
Across the 13 schools with published roll data, the average fill rate is 90 per cent and three schools are oversubscribed. Six schools are academies operating their own criteria; two carry Church of England designation. The only Ofsted-rated school in the area holds Good — broader inspection coverage is expected as the academy cohort comes due for review.
School demand in Chesham
Across the 13 schools in Chesham with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 90%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
2 schools in Chesham have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
6 of the schools in Chesham are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Buckinghamshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
1 of the schools in Chesham has a current Ofsted rating, of which 1 is rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Chesham: 1 oversubscribed (9)
Newtown School
Primary · Community school
Chesham · HP5 3AT
Ley Hill School
Primary · Community school
Chesham · HP5 1YF
Chartridge Combined School
Primary · Community school
Chesham · HP5 2TW
Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Chesham · HP5 2UQ
Brushwood Junior School
Primary · Foundation school
Chesham · HP5 3DW
Thomas Harding Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Chesham · HP5 1LR
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Chesham · HP5 2PA
Ivingswood Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Chesham · HP5 2BY
Waterside Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Chesham · HP5 1QU
Secondary Schools in Chesham (2)
Other Schools in Chesham (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Chesham are set by Buckinghamshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.