Brushwood Junior School | Primary in Chesham, Buckinghamshire | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Brushwood Junior School

Primary

Buckinghamshire · Chesham · HP5 3DW http://www.brushwoodjunior.education

Pupils
257
cap. 256
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
11 Jun 2024
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

4 reports
19 Mar 2012
Full inspectionOutstanding
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30 Jun 2010
Interim assessment
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1 May 2007
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Buckinghamshire. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
69%
+3pp
LA
66%
England
63%
78%72%65%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
20%
-2pp
LA
11%
England
8%
22%17%12%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
28%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
83%
LA AVG 77%
SPAG higher standard
45%
LA AVG 35%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 107.17
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.66
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
255
cap. 256
287271255
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Pupil : teacher ratio
22.7
LA AVG 20.1:1
25.622.319.0
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EAL
37%
LA AVG 16.16%
37%32%27%
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FSM eligible
21%
LA AVG 16.07%
21%17%12%
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SEN
22%
LA AVG 17.89%
22%18%14%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
5%
England
5%
6%5%4%
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Persistent absence
8%
LA
12%
England
13%
12%8%5%
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Overview

AddressBrushwood Road, Chesham, HP5 3DW
Telephone01494786023
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.7:1
Religious characterNone
Finance£6403 spend / pupil£6506 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2569%20%255
2023/2466%22%256
2022/2378%19%+1.90+1.20+1.20256
2018/1965%12%+0.40+0.40+1.00287
2017/1867%17%+2.10+1.80+0.40278
2016/1775%16%+3.10+1.50+2.30257
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2589%50%78%28%72%41%94%83%108.0106.0108.022%
2023/2484%39%81%25%70%36%94%80%107.0105.0107.020%
2022/2397%49%87%30%84%38%100%90%109.0108.0110.020%
2018/1973%32%86%20%83%41%92%83%106.0107.0109.014%
2017/1880%42%89%29%70%32%86%80%108.0105.0109.018%
2016/1780%46%85%25%80%38%89%84%107.0106.0110.017%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2525522.722%37%21%4%8%
2023/2425622.720%31%18%4%9%
2022/2325620.820%30%14%5%12%
2021/2225519.516%29%13%6%10%
2020/2128619.014%28%14%
2018/1928725.614%32%12%4%4%
2017/1827821.018%28%12%4%5%
2016/1725719.917%26%14%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.