Chalfont St Peter Infant School
Lovel End, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, SL9 9PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Whittall
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 171
- URN
- 110269
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753884279
About this school
Chalfont St Peter Infant School is a community primary school in Gerrards Cross. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 171 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chalfont St Peter Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Chalfont St Peter Infant 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 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 173 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chalfont St Peter Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 6.9% | 171 | — |
| Chalfont St Peter CofE Academy | 78% | 4.9% | 11.2% | 317 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 74% | 5% | 17.7% | 389 | 0.8 miles |
| Robertswood School | 64% | 7.4% | 15.8% | 411 | 1.0 miles |
| Jordans School | — | 4.9% | 6.5% | 62 | 1.1 miles |
| Chalfont St Giles Junior School | 68% | 5.1% | 13.9% | 233 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.86%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.32%
- Persistent absence
- 11.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chalfont St Peter CofE Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Gerrards Cross
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Gerrards Cross
-
Robertswood School1.0 miles
Primary · Gerrards Cross
-
Jordans School1.1 miles
Primary · Beaconsfield
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Chalfont St Giles Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Chalfont St Giles
Other schools in Gerrards Cross
- Chalfont St Peter CofE Academy Primary
- Robertswood School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Gerrards Cross CofE School Primary
- The Chalfonts Community College Secondary
- Gayhurst School Independent schools
- Maltman's Green School Independent schools
- St Mary's School Independent schools
- Thorpe House School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Chalfont St Peter Infant School teach?
- Chalfont St Peter Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Gerrards Cross.
- Who is the headteacher of Chalfont St Peter Infant School?
- The headteacher of Chalfont St Peter Infant School is Mrs Alison Whittall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chalfont St Peter Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chalfont St Peter Infant 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 many pupils are at Chalfont St Peter Infant School?
- Chalfont St Peter Infant School has 171 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Chalfont St Peter Infant School full?
- Chalfont St Peter Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 171 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chalfont St Peter Infant School a faith school?
- No. Chalfont St Peter Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chalfont St Peter Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chalfont St Peter Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Chalfont St Peter Infant School's absence rate?
- Chalfont St Peter Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Chalfont St Peter Infant 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 Chalfont St Peter Infant 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.