Chestnut Lane School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Chestnut Lane School is a primary school in Amersham, Buckinghamshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 January 2025. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- 105 Chestnut Lane, Amersham, HP6 6EF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this happy school.”
- “There are caring relationships between pupils and staff.”
- “They say that they can tell staff about anything that worries them.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects where the curriculum is new, the way it is implemented does not consistently support pupils to know more and remember more.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 79 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- 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
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- Elangeni School 0.1 mi School remains Good
- Woodside Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Chesham Bois Church of England School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St George's Church of England Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Waterside Primary Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published