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Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery

Buckinghamshire, HP8 4JJPrimaryAges 3–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2023
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
32 1st-choice / 37 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery

Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery is a popular choice among local families, with 96 applications for just 37 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.59. Of those applications, 32 were first-preference choices, and exactly 32 first-preference offers were made, meaning every family who put the school first secured a spot. The school’s parentView recommend percentage is not available in the data, but the high demand suggests strong local satisfaction. Headteacher Alastair Haywood leads a mixed, state primary for children aged 3 to 7, with a nursery on site. The school is non-religious and sits within Buckinghamshire local authority. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in February 2023, confirmed the school remains Good, a rating it has held since its last graded inspection in June 2013, when it received Good for overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and quality of education.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSchool Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4JJ
HeadteacherAlastair Haywood
Local AuthorityBuckinghamshire
Number of Pupils188
Free School Meals (FSM)8.2%
School Capacity188 / 185 (102% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 Feb 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (22 Feb 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 5 Jul 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Forest SchoolPlaying FieldsMusic RoomsLibraryChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

GymnasticsFootballCricketDanceRoundersTennis

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubCodingChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultySevere Learning

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.