Newtown School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Buckinghamshire
Berkhampstead Road, Chesham, HP5 3AT
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 15/07/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.4%
19.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
234
Capacity used
Has space84%
280 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
49 of 49 families who put it first got an offer
52
Places offered
92
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 49 | 49 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 11 | 2 | ● 18% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 18 | 1 | ● 6% |
| Total | 92 | 52 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Buckinghamshire lets families list 6 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Buckinghamshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
No limit
Everyone who applied got in
60 places
All applicants offered
September 2025 entry
No limit
Everyone who applied got in
60 places
All applicants offered
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Hayley England
- Address
- Berkhampstead Road, Chesham, HP5 3AT
- Phone
- 01494783713
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Chesham North · Chesham and Amersham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 110217
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 46% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
234 pupils · 280 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
15 July 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 24
27 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 124 pupils
Attendance
93.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
19.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.