Cambian Chesham House School
Chesham House, Thrush Drive, BL9 6JD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 10 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Smith
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 20
- Pupils on roll
- 16
- URN
- 140205
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617637072
About this school
Cambian Chesham House School is an independent special school in Bury. It teaches children aged 10 to 18 and has 16 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Cambian Chesham House School under its current framework. 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
Cambian Chesham House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2013, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.1 | 0.3 |
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 Cambian Chesham 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 | Bury average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.1 | 38.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | 14 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 16
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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Ash Grove School0.4 miles
Academies · Bury
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Bury Grammar Schools1.3 miles
Independent schools · Bury
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Oak Haven School1.6 miles
Special schools · Heywood
-
Mill School - Bury1.8 miles
Special schools
-
Forestwood School1.8 miles
Special schools · Bury
Common questions
- What year groups does Cambian Chesham House School teach?
- Cambian Chesham House School teaches children aged 10 to 18. It is a special school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Cambian Chesham House School?
- The headteacher of Cambian Chesham House School is Mrs Rebecca Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cambian Chesham House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cambian Chesham House School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Cambian Chesham House School?
- Cambian Chesham House School has 16 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 18.
- Is Cambian Chesham House School full?
- Cambian Chesham House School has capacity for 20 pupils and 16 on roll (80%), so it has space against 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 Cambian Chesham House School a faith school?
- No. Cambian Chesham House School has no designated religious character.
- How have Cambian Chesham House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.1 in 2023/24 and 3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Cambian Chesham House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cambian Chesham 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 24 July 2026.