Ley Hill School

BuckinghamshireCommunity school

The Green, Ley Hill, Chesham, HP5 1YF

Headteacher: Miss Victoria LangSchool website ↗Pupils: 228 (capacity: 242)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
76% of first-choice applicants offered a place
66%
Reading, Writing & Maths
76%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
66.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
17.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 90%·Writing 69%·Maths 79%All three 66%
Reading
Expected90%
Exceeding59%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected69%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected79%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
38
How many got their first choice?
29of 38 (76.3%)
How many applied in total?
105

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
7.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
7.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
125 girls, 103 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 90% (2017/18), currently 66%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1680.0%7.0%+4.9+3.0+2.1
2016/1773.0%10.0%+4.4+1.0+3.1
2017/1890.0%13.0%+5.0+1.6+2.7
2018/1979.0%14.0%+3.9+0.6+1.9
2022/2370.0%13.0%+4.0+2.1+0.8
2023/2450.0%13.0%---
2024/2566.0%17.0%---
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