Little Chalfont Primary School
Oakington Avenue, Little Chalfont, Amersham, HP6 6SX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHESS VALLEY PRIMARY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Hacking
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 244
- Pupils on roll
- 247
- URN
- 150336
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494762109
About this school
Little Chalfont Primary School is a primary academy in Amersham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 247 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 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 113.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 112.0 |
How Little Chalfont Primary School compares
Little Chalfont Primary School ranked 27th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 247 | — |
| Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy | 73% | 3.9% | 33.3% | 168 | 0.9 miles |
| Chenies School | 74% | 5.1% | 10.2% | 41 | 1.0 miles |
| The Russell School | 86% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 237 | 1.5 miles |
| St George's Church of England Infant School | — | 4.5% | 12.4% | 158 | 1.6 miles |
| Woodside Junior School | 77% | 3.9% | 14.5% | 240 | 1.8 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)
- 2.29%
- English as an additional language
- 22.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.18%
- Persistent absence
- 3.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Chenies School1.0 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
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The Russell School1.5 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
St George's Church of England Infant School1.6 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Woodside Junior School1.8 miles
Primary · Amersham
Other schools in Amersham
Little Chalfont Primary School ranks 3rd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Amersham.
- Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy Primary
- Chesham Bois Church of England School Primary
- Chestnut Lane 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 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 Little Chalfont Primary School teach?
- Little Chalfont Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Amersham.
- Who is the headteacher of Little Chalfont Primary School?
- The headteacher of Little Chalfont Primary School is Mr Robert Hacking, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Little Chalfont Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Little Chalfont Primary 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 Little Chalfont Primary School?
- Little Chalfont Primary School has 247 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Little Chalfont Primary School full?
- Little Chalfont Primary School has capacity for 244 pupils and 247 on roll (101%), 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 Little Chalfont Primary School a faith school?
- No. Little Chalfont Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Little Chalfont Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Little Chalfont Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Little Chalfont Primary School?
- Little Chalfont Primary School is part of CHESS VALLEY PRIMARY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Little Chalfont Primary School rank locally?
- Little Chalfont Primary School ranked 27th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Little Chalfont Primary School's absence rate?
- Little Chalfont Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census.
- What are Little Chalfont Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Little Chalfont Primary 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 10 July 2026.