Chestnut Lane School
105 Chestnut Lane, Amersham, HP6 6EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Rehal
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 110294
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494727415
About this school
Chestnut Lane School is a community primary school in Amersham. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 206 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Chestnut Lane 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 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chestnut Lane School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 8.5% | 206 | — |
| Elangeni School | 85% | 2.9% | 5.4% | 240 | 0.1 miles |
| Woodside Junior School | 77% | 3.9% | 14.5% | 240 | 0.4 miles |
| Chesham Bois Church of England School | 88% | 3.6% | 10.6% | 218 | 0.5 miles |
| St George's Church of England Infant School | — | 4.5% | 12.4% | 158 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 78% | 2.6% | 9.9% | 212 | 1.0 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)
- 8.52%
- English as an additional language
- 40%
- Overall absence
- 4.44%
- Persistent absence
- 9.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elangeni School0.1 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Woodside Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Chesham Bois Church of England School0.5 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
St George's Church of England Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Amersham
Other schools in Amersham
- Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy Primary
- Chesham Bois Church of England School Primary
- Coleshill Church of England Infant School Primary
- Curzon Church of England Combined School Primary
- Elangeni School Primary
- Hyde Heath Infant School Primary
- Little Chalfont Primary School Primary
- Little Missenden Church of England School Primary
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St George's Church of England Infant School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham Primary
- Woodside Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chestnut Lane School teach?
- Chestnut Lane School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Amersham.
- Who is the headteacher of Chestnut Lane School?
- The headteacher of Chestnut Lane School is Mrs Gemma Rehal, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chestnut Lane School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chestnut Lane 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 Chestnut Lane School?
- Chestnut Lane School has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Chestnut Lane School full?
- Chestnut Lane School has capacity for 210 pupils and 206 on roll (98%), 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 Chestnut Lane School a faith school?
- No. Chestnut Lane School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chestnut Lane School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chestnut Lane School as having nursery classes.
- What is Chestnut Lane School's absence rate?
- Chestnut Lane School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Chestnut Lane 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 Chestnut Lane 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.