Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School

About Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School earned an Outstanding rating from Ofsted in its most recent graded inspection in 2022, with every assessed category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — all judged Outstanding. That consistency is rare, and it backs up the school’s strongest exam metric: 77% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits well above the Hertfordshire local authority average of 64%, placing the school 7th out of 25 primary schools in the Three Rivers district and in the top 25% nationally. The previous inspection, back in 2007, also rated the school Outstanding overall, so this is a school with a sustained track record rather than a one-off result.

Digging into the KS2 results, the school’s strongest subject is maths, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard and 47% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 108. Reading is similarly strong: 87% at expected and 50% at the higher level, with an average score of 109. Writing is slightly lower, with 80% at expected and 23% at the higher level. The combined expected figure of 77% is solid but leaves room for improvement — roughly one in four pupils didn’t reach the benchmark across all three subjects. The school’s ranking score of 77 places it 56th out of 401 primary schools in Hertfordshire, which is comfortably in the top 15% of the county. There’s no progress data available, so it’s hard to say how much value the school adds relative to starting points, but the raw attainment is clearly above average.

The school is a Church of England primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site and a total capacity of 240 pupils — currently home to 224, so slightly below full. It was oversubscribed for 2025/26 entry, with 78 applications for 30 places and 24 first-preference offers made from 26 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.6. Facilities include a sensory room, forest school area, sports hall, gymnasium, chapel, library and music rooms. Sports on offer include swimming, tennis, dance and netball, and clubs range from book club and chess to coding and science club. The school has SEND provision for dyslexia, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a good fit for families who want a strong academic foundation in a faith-based setting, with a clear record of high attainment and a broad range of enrichment activities.

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