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Heritage House School

Special / other · Chesham · HP5 3BP

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Good (2019)

Last grade Ofsted published, no newer grade exists

Ofsted graded this school Good in 2019. Every inspection since has been ungraded, and an ungraded inspection cannot change a grade. The most recent found “Improved significantly”. Ofsted's current data file lists only graded inspections from September 2019 onwards, so this grade has dropped out of it, but it is still the school's grade of record, and still on Ofsted's own report page. It is old, so weigh it against the more recent evidence on this page.

Inspected 15 May 2019

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At a glance

140 pupils · 109% of 129 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Community special school
Age range
2–19
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
32.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
25.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
100% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.heritage-house-school.co.uk
URN
110582

In figures

The last grade Ofsted published for it is Good, from 2019. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 14.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

12 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

No pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (0%). Key stage 2 tests measure the age-11 curriculum; most pupils at special schools are assessed under other frameworks, so 97% of special schools publish 0% here.

GCSE results (2024/2025)

4 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score

suppressed (small cohort)

Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs

suppressed (small cohort)

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

suppressed (small cohort)

EBacc average point score

suppressed (small cohort)

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means National averages are not shown here. The England figures are dominated by mainstream schools, and pupils at a special school are working towards outcomes those measures were not designed to capture, so the comparison would mislead more than it tells you.

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 47% (Buckinghamshire 60%, England 66%) · Asian Pakistani 14% (Buckinghamshire 14%, England 4%) · Any other White background 8% (Buckinghamshire 4%, England 4%) · Asian Indian 6% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Buckinghamshire 2%, England 3%) · Black African 5% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 1%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 2% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 0%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Buckinghamshire 4%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Buckinghamshire 0%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Buckinghamshire 0%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (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)
14.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
37.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, special schools: 12.32 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Buckinghamshire: 18.97 suspensions and 0.22 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
8.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

96% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

81% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,922; 13.6% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

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

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£27,584
Typical special / other school£30,084

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for special schools in brackets: Staff 78% (81%) · premises 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (4%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (3%) · bought-in professional services 7% (4%) · catering 1% (2%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £1,348,975; in-year balance +£275,809

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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

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training

suppressed (small cohort)

Continuing in education

suppressed (small cohort)

Apprenticeship

suppressed (small cohort)

Employment

suppressed (small cohort)

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher52.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications8.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work49.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways5.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health54.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier83.3%62.3%
Social housing2.7%17.1%
Privately rented14%20.5%
Detached houses34.6%22.9%
Flats20.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms39.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017769 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£430,500300 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£346,500–£531,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (48)£812,500
Semi-detached (90)£478,500
Terraced (109)£407,000
Flat (53)£251,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
4an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

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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