Schools in Amersham

About schools in Amersham

Most of the 21 schools listed in Amersham are primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One school here provides for children with additional needs.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

78%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 8 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

64.4

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Henry Allen Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools13

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Chesham Bois Church of England School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  88%

  expected standard
• Chestnut Lane School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Coleshill Church of England Infant School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 7

• Curzon Church of England Combined School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Elangeni School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  85%

  expected standard
• Hyde Heath Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Little Chalfont Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Little Missenden Church of England School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 7

• Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• St George's Church of England Infant School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 7

• St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Woodside Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  77%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Amersham School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  49.7

  Attainment 8
• Dr Challoner's Grammar School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  73.9

  Attainment 8
• Dr Challoner's High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  79.1

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Stony Dean School

  Community special school · Ages 11 to 18

Independent schools2

• Heatherton School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11 · Girls

• The Beacon School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 13

Other establishments1

• Home Tuition Service

  Miscellaneous

Common questions about schools in Amersham

How many schools are in Amersham?

OfferDay lists 21 schools in Amersham, including 13 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Amersham?

Every school in Amersham is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Amersham?

OfferDay ranks schools in Amersham where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.