Brushwood Junior School
Brushwood Road, Chesham, HP5 3DW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Robertson
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 257
- URN
- 110523
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494786023
About this school
Brushwood Junior School is a foundation primary school in Chesham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 257 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brushwood Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 64 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 66% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 22% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 84% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 70% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 80% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Brushwood 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 | 78% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 256 |
| 2023/24 | 256 |
| 2024/25 | 255 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brushwood Junior School compares
Brushwood Junior School ranked 63rd of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. 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 | 69% | 4.5% | 21.2% | 257 | — |
| Newtown School | — | 6.6% | 17.2% | 234 | 0.5 miles |
| Ivingswood Academy | 53% | 8.3% | 49.6% | 149 | 0.9 miles |
| Elmtree Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.6% | 23.6% | 160 | 0.9 miles |
| Ley Hill School | 66% | 4.5% | 15.1% | 210 | 1.1 miles |
| Thomas Harding Junior School | 81% | 5.6% | 24.9% | 238 | 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)
- 21.18%
- English as an additional language
- 36.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.47%
- Persistent absence
- 8.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newtown School0.5 miles
Primary · Chesham
-
Ivingswood Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Chesham
-
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Chesham
-
Ley Hill School1.1 miles
Primary · Chesham
-
Thomas Harding Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Chesham
Other schools in Chesham
Brushwood Junior School ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Chesham.
- 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
- Newtown 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 ages does Brushwood Junior School teach?
- Brushwood Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Chesham.
- Who is the headteacher of Brushwood Junior School?
- The headteacher of Brushwood Junior School is Mrs Joanne Robertson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brushwood Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brushwood 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 many pupils are at Brushwood Junior School?
- Brushwood Junior School has 257 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Brushwood Junior School full?
- Brushwood Junior School has capacity for 256 pupils and 257 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Brushwood Junior School a faith school?
- No. Brushwood Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brushwood Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brushwood Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Brushwood Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brushwood Junior School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Brushwood Junior School ranked 63rd of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brushwood Junior School's absence rate?
- Brushwood Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brushwood Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brushwood 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.