Elmtree Infant and Nursery School

Elmtree Hill, Chesham, HP5 2PA

160 pupils · 70% of 228 capacity

Phase: Primary
Type: Academy converter
Ages: 3–7
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Trust: OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Free school meals: 26%

Ofsted

Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)

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 12 March 2025, published 29 April 2025. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
Entry	Places	1st preferences	Total preferences	Offers
Sept 2026 entry	29	28	82	29
Sept 2025 entry	44	35	92	41
Sept 2024 entry	39	32	85	38
Sept 2023 entry	31	29	84	31
Sept 2022 entry	45	42	108	45
Sept 2021 entry	42	41	109	42

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

Newtown School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
Ivingswood Academy 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Thomas Harding Junior School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Brushwood Junior School 1.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Waterside Primary Academy 2.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 2.4 km · Improved significantly (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.