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Little Missenden Church of England School

Primary · Amersham · HP7 0RA

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 1 April 2025

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At a glance

28 pupils · 62% of 45 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
2–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
10.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
31.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
6.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.littlemissendenschool.co.uk
URN
110457

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 14 families named it first for 14 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2022 entry went to 3.05 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 9 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2018 to 2026. At its inspection on 1 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 2.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

14 places offered · 14 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2022 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 3.05 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 89% (Buckinghamshire 56%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black African 4% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Not recorded 4% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
2.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
4.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Buckinghamshire: 2.72 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
9.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,114; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£20,477
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £125,855; in-year balance +£20,199

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher50.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications9.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work52.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health57.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier79%62.3%
Social housing12%17.1%
Privately rented9%20.5%
Detached houses60.8%22.9%
Flats11.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms58.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van4.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017778 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£765,00057 sales within 2 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£625,000–£995,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (36)£940,000
Semi-detached (9)£690,000
Terraced (10)£458,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 2 km across every state school.

Fewer than ten homes sold within 1 km, so the figures use 2 km.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 2 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
1a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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