Primary schools in Chesham
9 primary schools in Chesham, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Chesham in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 7 schools in Chesham first 207 times for 209 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Buckinghamshire authority's 156 schools. One of the 7 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.59 miles (Chartridge Combined School) to 1.83 miles (Ley Hill School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Brushwood Junior School
- Ley Hill School
- Newtown School
- Waterside Primary Academy
- Thomas Harding Junior School
- Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School
- Ivingswood Academy
- Chartridge Combined School
- Elmtree Infant and Nursery School
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