Cheddington Combined School

About Cheddington Combined School

Cheddington Combined School is a state primary for mixed pupils aged 4 to 11, located in the Buckinghamshire local authority. Within the county's 184 primary schools, it sits at rank 92, placing it just below the middle of the pack. Its top-performing local peers include Ickford School, Frieth Church of England Combined School, and Elangeni School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. The school is led by headteacher Gillian Brown and has a capacity of 218 pupils, with 193 currently on roll. It is not a faith school and does not have a nursery or sixth form. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2025, the school was not given an overall effectiveness grade, but inspectors awarded Outstanding marks for personal development and for leadership and management. Behaviour and attitudes, quality of education, and early years provision were all rated Good. This marks a clear improvement from the school's previous inspection in November 2022, when it was rated Requires Improvement overall.

Academically, Cheddington's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 59 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined. This is below the Buckinghamshire local authority average of 64 per cent. In reading, 78 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard and 25 per cent achieved a higher score. In maths, 75 per cent met the expected standard and 22 per cent reached the higher threshold. Writing saw 78 per cent at the expected level and just 6 per cent at the higher level. Average scores were 106 in reading and 104 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks at the 60th percentile among all primaries, and within the South East region it sits at the 59th percentile. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 11.9 per cent, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools.

The school offers a range of facilities including a gymnasium, library, art studios, music rooms, a sensory room, a forest school area, playing fields, and a chapel. Sports on offer include gymnastics, rounders, cricket, cross country, and swimming, while clubs cover science, coding, gardening, choir, chess, and art. SEND support is available for pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional, and mental health needs. In the most recent Parent View survey, 90 per cent of respondents said they would recommend the school. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school was oversubscribed: it received 63 applications for 30 places, with 31 first-preference applications and 30 first-preference offers made. This is a school that has made notable progress under its current leadership and suits families looking for a smaller village primary with strong personal development and a broad range of activities.

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