Newtown School
Berkhampstead Road, Chesham, HP5 3AT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Hayley England
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 110217
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494783713
About this school
Newtown School is a community primary school in Chesham. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 234 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Newtown 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newtown School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.6% | 17.2% | 234 | — |
| Elmtree Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.6% | 23.6% | 160 | 0.4 miles |
| Brushwood Junior School | 69% | 4.5% | 21.2% | 257 | 0.5 miles |
| Ivingswood Academy | 53% | 8.3% | 49.6% | 149 | 0.6 miles |
| Thomas Harding Junior School | 81% | 5.6% | 24.9% | 238 | 0.9 miles |
| Waterside Primary Academy | 34% | 7.9% | 36% | 225 | 1.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.24%
- English as an additional language
- 46.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.64%
- Persistent absence
- 19.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Chesham
-
Brushwood Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Chesham
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Ivingswood Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Chesham
-
Thomas Harding Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Chesham
-
Waterside Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Chesham
Other schools in Chesham
- Brushwood Junior School Primary
- Chartridge Combined School Primary
- Elmtree Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School Primary
- Ivingswood Academy Primary
- Ley Hill School Primary
- Thomas Harding Junior School Primary
- Waterside Primary Academy Primary
- Chesham Grammar School Secondary
- Chiltern Hills Academy Secondary
- Heritage House School Special schools
- Chesham Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Newtown School teach?
- Newtown School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Chesham.
- Who is the headteacher of Newtown School?
- The headteacher of Newtown School is Ms Hayley England, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newtown School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newtown School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Newtown School?
- Newtown School has 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Newtown School full?
- Newtown School has capacity for 280 pupils and 234 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Newtown School a faith school?
- No. Newtown School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newtown School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newtown School as having nursery classes.
- What is Newtown School's absence rate?
- Newtown School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Newtown School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Newtown School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 29 June 2026.