Primary school in Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Amersham Road, Chesham Bois, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5PL
Ofsted
Judged to have improved significantly, on 26 February 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Key stage 2 results 2024/25
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Reached the higher standard
Average reading score
Average maths score
On the headline measure this school is in the top quarter of state-funded primaries in England.
Compared with the fifth of schools whose intake is second least disadvantaged, which is where this one sits, it is in the top quarter.
There are no progress measures for primary schools any more. They were calculated from a key stage 1 baseline, and statutory key stage 1 tests ended in 2023, so nothing has been published since. That makes attainment the only official measure — and attainment tracks intake closely, which is why the comparison against similar schools above is the more useful of the two lines.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- Places
- 218
- How full
- Nearly full — 212 of 218 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 109 / 103
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 6%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 10%
- English as an additional language
- 22%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 8%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Buckinghamshire 032F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 66%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 5%
- Households owning their home
- 94%
- Households in social housing
- 0%
- Households with no car
- 4%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Mark Holdsworth
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward
- Amersham & Chesham Bois
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- URN
- 148673
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heatherton SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| Waterside Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 34% | 0.7 mi |
| Chesham Bois Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 88% | 0.7 mi |
| Thomas Harding Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 81% | 0.7 mi |
| Elangeni SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 85% | 0.9 mi |
| Chestnut Lane SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 1 mi |
| Woodside Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 77% | 1.3 mi |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, AmershamVoluntary aided school | No grade | 71% | 1.4 mi |
Schools with a similar intake
State-funded primary schools nationally whose share of disadvantaged pupils is closest to this school's. This is the fairest like-for-like comparison the published data supports.
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard |
|---|---|---|
| Fitzjohn's Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 81% |
| Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 85% |
| Eltham Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 83% |
| Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Outstanding 2024 | 74% |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Outstanding 2024 | 92% |
| St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 75% |
| Foster's Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 82% |
| Uxendon Manor Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 79% |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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