Chestnut Lane School

105 Chestnut Lane, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6EF

Not rated

Inspected 7 January 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

Primary

Phase

3–7

Ages

200

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Buckinghamshire →
School Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–7
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 200 / 210 (95%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 7 January 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

8.5%

Disadvantaged

40%

EAL

2.5%

SEN support

5.5%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

4.4%

Overall absence

9.5%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

9.5

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +0.2 vs 2023/24

20.1

Pupils per teacher

↓ -1.3 vs 2023/24

9.79

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +0.6 vs 2023/24

£45,661

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 27% on leadership pay

↑ +£2,163 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

2.1

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -0.4 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,122

Spend per pupil

£6,991

Income per pupil

42%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.