Chenies School
Chenies, Rickmansworth, WD3 6ER
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by Chenies School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Rebecca Sutherland
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 96
- URN
- 110216
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
About this school
Chenies School was a community primary school in Rickmansworth. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 96 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Chenies School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chenies School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Chenies School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.9% | 8.3% | 96 | — |
| Chenies School | 74% | 5.1% | 10.2% | 41 | 0.0 miles |
| Little Chalfont Primary School | 78% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 247 | 1.0 miles |
| The Russell School | 86% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 237 | 1.3 miles |
| Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School | 80% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 230 | 1.6 miles |
| Sarratt Church of England Primary School | 76% | 4.8% | 11% | 163 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.3%
- English as an additional language
- 21.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chenies School0.0 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
Little Chalfont Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
The Russell School1.3 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School1.6 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
Sarratt Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
Other schools in Rickmansworth
- Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Chenies School Primary
- Chorleywood Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School Primary
- Harvey Road Primary School Primary
- Little Green Junior School Primary
- Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Sarratt Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shepherd Primary Primary
- St John Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Chenies School teach?
- Chenies School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Rickmansworth.
- Has Chenies School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Chenies School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Chenies School?
- Chenies School had 96 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Chenies School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Chenies School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chenies School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 November 2023.