Heritage House School
Cameron Road, Chesham, HP5 3BP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jacqueline Clearkin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 129
- Pupils on roll
- 140
- URN
- 110582
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494771445
About this school
Heritage House School is a community special school in Chesham. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 140 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 October 2024, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Heritage House 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 | 0% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 118 |
| 2024/25 | 135 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.23%
- English as an additional language
- 25.9%
- Overall absence
- 14.98%
- Persistent absence
- 34.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chesham Preparatory School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Chesham
-
The Beacon School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Amersham
-
Heatherton School2.2 miles
Independent schools · Amersham
-
Home Tuition Service2.6 miles
Other types · Amersham
-
Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School2.6 miles
Independent schools · Berkhamsted
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
- Newtown School Primary
- Thomas Harding Junior School Primary
- Waterside Primary Academy Primary
- Chesham Grammar School Secondary
- Chiltern Hills Academy Secondary
- Chesham Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Heritage House School teach?
- Heritage House School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Chesham.
- Who is the headteacher of Heritage House School?
- The headteacher of Heritage House School is Ms Jacqueline Clearkin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heritage House School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heritage House 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 Heritage House School?
- Heritage House School has 140 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Heritage House School full?
- Heritage House School has capacity for 129 pupils and 140 on roll (109%), 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 Heritage House School a faith school?
- No. Heritage House School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Heritage House School have?
- The schools register lists Heritage House School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Heritage House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Heritage House School's absence rate?
- Heritage House School's overall absence rate is 15% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heritage House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heritage House 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.