Elmtree Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · 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)

3.10

0.77

All

1.20

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Elmtree Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Chesham, Buckinghamshire for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 March 2025. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Elmtree Infant and Nursery 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	1.198 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	0.77 mi
Reception 2019	3.102 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

Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as was the case at 100 of the 157 other Buckinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
For Reception in 2026 there were 28 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
Although every applicant was offered a place in 2026, places ran out, with a last distance published, in 3 of the 8 earlier Reception years, and the distance swung sharply between some years.

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: Elmtree Hill, Chesham, HP5 2PA
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–7
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 160 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 24.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.7

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

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 12 March 2025

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy being part of this kind and supportive school.”
“They feel safe and can always talk to adults about any worries or concerns they may have.”
“Staff ensure that pupils are at the heart of everything they do.”

To improve

“In the recent past, previous strategies for teaching handwriting did not lead to many pupils joining letters consistently.”
“As a result, many pupils do not have the required handwriting skills that they need to join letters accurately and consistently.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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.

Newtown School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
Ivingswood Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Thomas Harding Junior School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
Brushwood Junior School 0.9 mi Outstanding
Waterside Primary Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 1.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
Chesham Bois Church of England School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
Chartridge Combined School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published