Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Chesham, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

3.02

All

3.37

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School is a primary school in Chesham, Buckinghamshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	3.368 mi
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2022	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2021	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2020	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2019	3.023 mi
Reception 2018	Every applicant was offered a place

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
There were 12 first-choice applications for 16 Reception offers in 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
For Reception 2026, 5 of the 40 applications (13%) came from families living outside Buckinghamshire, and 4 offers went to them.
Free school meal eligibility is 16.2% of pupils, against a middle figure of 23.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Hawridge, Chesham, HP5 2UQ
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 167 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 16.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.4

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024

Strengths

“The school aspires for pupils to flourish and achieve their best.”
“The school’s values are the foundation of its ethos.”
“Values such as respect, understanding and teamwork create a positive culture and sense of belonging.”

To improve

“However, this ambition is not yet being fully realised.”
“There is more work to do to ensure that the curriculum and teaching enable all pupils to achieve well.”
“The school has worked hard to address the decline in pupils’ outcomes at the end of Year 6 in the 2023 statutory assessments.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	66%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.

Chartridge Combined School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Ivingswood Academy 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
Lee Common Church of England School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Newtown School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
Brushwood Junior School 3.0 mi Outstanding
Thomas Harding Junior School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade
Hyde Heath Infant School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published