Chiltern Hills Academy is a secondary school located in Chesham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/02/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Chartridge Lane, Chesham

School Information

Address: Chartridge Lane, Chesham, HP5 2RG
Website: www.chilternhillsacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01494782066
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Kevin Patrick
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137280

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/02/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 975
Number of Pupils: 1026
Number of Boys: 505
Number of Girls: 521

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

: 0.22 Confidence interval 0 to 0.45
Of the 135 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 123 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:53%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:45%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.13
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School
Elmtree Hill , HP5 2PA 		- not rated 527 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Thomas Harding Junior School
Thomas Harding Junior School, Fullers Hill , Thomas Harding Junior School HP5 1LR 		3out of 4 1,137 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Newtown School
Berkhampstead Road , HP5 3AT 		3out of 4 1,285 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ivingswood Academy
Greenway , HP5 2BY 		1out of 4 1,518 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Brushwood Junior School
Brushwood Road , HP5 3DW 		4out of 4 2,156 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chartridge Lane , HP5 2RG 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chesham Grammar School
White Hill , HP5 1BA 		4out of 4 1,677 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heritage House School
Cameron Road , HP5 3BP 		3out of 4 1,740 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Beacon School
Amersham Road , Chesham Bois HP6 5PF 		- not rated 2,684 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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