Newtown School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–7 · Chesham, Buckinghamshire
Newtown School is a primary school in Chesham, Buckinghamshire for ages 2–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 July 2025. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Berkhampstead Road, Chesham, HP5 3AT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 234 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 July 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this inclusive and nurturing school where the school’s values of ‘caring, curiosity and courage’ are lived by all.”
- “They know that kindness and fairness are expected from everyone.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and respectful.”
To improve
- “They are not used consistently across the curriculum to check understanding or address misconceptions.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not build securely on prior learning or retain key knowledge over time.”
- “However, absence remains too high for some key groups of pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 56 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2018 to 2026, as Buckinghamshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- Elmtree Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brushwood Junior School 0.5 mi Outstanding
- Ivingswood Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Thomas Harding Junior School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Waterside Primary Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ley Hill School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 1.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Chesham Bois Church of England School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published