Waterside Primary Academy
Blackhorse Avenue, Chesham, HP5 1QU
225 pupils · 93% of 242 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- KINGS EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Free school meals
- 31.8%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 December 2024, published 20 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 34% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 27 | 52 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 24 | 51 | 25 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 24 | 18 | 66 | 24 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 35 | 69 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 26 | 61 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Chesham Bois Church of England School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Thomas Harding Junior School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Elangeni School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Chestnut Lane School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Newtown School 2.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.