Little Chalfont Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Amersham, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.509 miles

Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.31

0.34

0.61

0.95

0.59

0.76

0.47

0.51

20192020202120222023202420252026

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Little Chalfont Primary School is a primary school in Amersham, Buckinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 July 2025. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Little Chalfont Primary 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	0.509 mi
Reception 2025	0.474 mi
Reception 2024	0.756 mi
Reception 2023	0.59 mi
Reception 2022	0.954 mi
Reception 2021	0.611 mi
Reception 2020	0.341 mi
Reception 2019	0.306 mi
Reception 2018	0.267 mi

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

What the figures show

For Reception in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.509 miles away, the 12th shortest of 57 Buckinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2018, with the sharpest swing from 2020 to 2021.
Reception 2026 drew 51 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 went to first-choice families, and 21 first-choice families (41%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 34% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

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: Oakington Avenue, Little Chalfont, Amersham, HP6 6SX
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 247 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 1.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.9

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 8 July 2025

Strengths

“Pupils thrive at Little Chalfont Primary School.”
“The school hums with the sound of happy pupils joining in enthusiastically with all aspects of school life.”
“Staff establish strong relationships with pupils, who feel safe and supported as a result.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 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)	78%	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: 51 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.

Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Chenies School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St George's Church of England Infant School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Woodside Junior School 1.8 mi School remains Good
Chestnut Lane School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
Elangeni School 2.1 mi School remains Good
Chesham Bois Church of England School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published