Cambian Chesham House School

Other independent special school · Ages 10–18 · Bury

Cambian Chesham House School is an independent special school in Bury for ages 10–18.

Key facts

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

No Ofsted grade

“The school meets all of the independent school standards that were checked during this inspection”
“As a result of this, staff are consistently utilising effective strategies to encourage pupils to act sensibly.  This independent school standard (the standard) is now met.”
“Provision of information Paragraphs 7 to 7(b), 32(1), 32(1)(c)  Leaders continue to seek appropriate assurances about the school’s culture of safeguarding.”

“Quality of education provided Paragraph 3, 3h  At the time of the last progress monitoring inspection, inspectors found that there were significant inconsistencies in how staff implemented the behaviour policy.”
“Some staff were not utilising effective strategies for managing behaviour or encouraging pupils to act responsibly.”
“Consequently, pupils were missing parts of learning and, at times, were behaving with little respect for other pupils, staff or visitors.  The school has put in place a programme of training for staff to help them with behaviour management techniques.”

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 December 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	0%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	3	46

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

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Straight-line distance, in Bury.