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Heritage House School

Community special school · Mixed · Buckinghamshire

Cameron Road, Chesham, HP5 3BP

Website 01494771445

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Improved significantly

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

85.0%

34.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

140

Capacity used

Over capacity

109%

129 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community special school
Age range
2–19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jacqueline Clearkin
Address
Cameron Road, Chesham, HP5 3BP
Phone
01494771445
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Ward / constituency
Chesham North · Chesham and Amersham
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
110582

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals33%——
English as additional language27%——
SEN support0%——
73% boys (102)27% girls (38)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

140 pupils · 129 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    23 October 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    Improved significantly
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 114 pupils

Attendance

85.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

15.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

34.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

7.9%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

4.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

50%
20/21
58%
21/22
48%
22/23
51%
23/24
34%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-75% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Pupils in cohort4—

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

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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.