Chalfont St Giles Junior School
Parsonage Road, Chalfont St Giles, HP8 4JW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Alastair Haywood
- Federation
- Chalfont St Giles Infant and Nursery and Chalfont St Giles Junior
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 110287
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494873090
About this school
Chalfont St Giles Junior School is a community primary school in Chalfont St Giles. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 233 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 60% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 13% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 75% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 72% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 80% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Chalfont St Giles Junior 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 | 64% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 239 |
| 2023/24 | 237 |
| 2024/25 | 238 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chalfont St Giles Junior School compares
Chalfont St Giles Junior School ranked 71st of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.1% | 13.9% | 233 | — |
| Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.5% | 8.5% | 177 | 0.2 miles |
| Jordans School | — | 4.9% | 6.5% | 62 | 1.1 miles |
| Chalfont St Peter Infant School | — | 5.3% | 6.9% | 171 | 1.3 miles |
| Chalfont St Peter CofE Academy | 78% | 4.9% | 11.2% | 317 | 1.5 miles |
| Robertswood School | 64% | 7.4% | 15.8% | 411 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report8 May 2025
- 22 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.87%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.11%
- Persistent absence
- 11.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery0.2 miles
Primary · Chalfont St Giles
-
Jordans School1.1 miles
Primary · Beaconsfield
-
Chalfont St Peter Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Gerrards Cross
-
Chalfont St Peter CofE Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Gerrards Cross
-
Robertswood School1.7 miles
Primary · Gerrards Cross
Other schools in Chalfont St Giles
Common questions
- What year groups does Chalfont St Giles Junior School teach?
- Chalfont St Giles Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Chalfont St Giles.
- Who is the headteacher of Chalfont St Giles Junior School?
- The headteacher of Chalfont St Giles Junior School is Mr Alastair Haywood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chalfont St Giles Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chalfont St Giles Junior 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 Chalfont St Giles Junior School?
- Chalfont St Giles Junior School has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Chalfont St Giles Junior School full?
- Chalfont St Giles Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 233 on roll (97%), 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 Giles Junior School a faith school?
- No. Chalfont St Giles Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chalfont St Giles Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chalfont St Giles Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Chalfont St Giles Junior School?
- Chalfont St Giles Junior School is part of the Chalfont St Giles Infant and Nursery and Chalfont St Giles Junior federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chalfont St Giles Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chalfont St Giles Junior School rank locally?
- Chalfont St Giles Junior School ranked 71st of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chalfont St Giles Junior School's absence rate?
- Chalfont St Giles Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chalfont St Giles Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chalfont St Giles Junior 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 29 June 2026.