Waterside Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · 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)

All

1.12

2.09

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Waterside Primary Academy is a primary school in Chesham, Buckinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 December 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Waterside Primary Academy 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	2.086 mi
Reception 2023	1.116 mi
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	Every applicant was offered a place
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, 34% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), while 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 8 earlier years, with the biggest swing from 2023 to 2024.
Reception 2026 drew 27 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
Free school meals go to 29.3% of pupils, against a middle figure of 13.2% 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: Blackhorse Avenue, Waterside, Chesham, Waterside Primary Academy, Black Horse Avenue, Chesham, HP5 1QU
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 225 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 29.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.4

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 3 December 2024

Strengths

“A strong and inclusive ethos is at the heart of this school.”
“It is committed to serving and welcoming pupils and their families.”
“Pupils show consideration for each other using the school values of care, attitude, respect, effort and safety.”

To improve

“However, in a few subjects, the most important knowledge is not detailed precisely enough.”
“This means that staff are not as clear what to teach and when in these subjects.”
“However, in a few subjects, teachers do not routinely check what pupils have remembered.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 January 2025 (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)	34%	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: 27 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 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.

Chesham Bois Church of England School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
Thomas Harding Junior School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
Elangeni School 0.9 mi School remains Good
Chestnut Lane School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Newtown School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Woodside Junior School 1.4 mi School remains Good