Newtown SchoolLey Hill School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chesham.
Summary of the comparison
Newtown School and Ley Hill School are primary schools in Chesham.
Newtown School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ley Hill School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Ley Hill School is ahead on our composite score.
Newtown School was judged the expected standard and Ley Hill School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Ley Hill School (70.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CheshamNewtown School | CheshamLey Hill School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100 | B71/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 175th of 180 in Buckinghamshire | 28th of 180 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-7 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 224 | 228 | |
| Capacity | 280 | 242 | |
| Location | Chesham, HP5 3AT | Chesham, HP5 1YF | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 66.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 17.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 110.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 224 | 228 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.2% | 15.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 46.9% | 6.1% | |
| SEN support | 18.8% | 8.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.6% | 4.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.4% | 6.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Newtown School
Ley Hill School
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