Penn Road, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire SL9 9SS
10 reasons to choose Chalfont St Peter Church of England Academy
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Chalfont St Peter Church of England Academy has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best state primary schools in Gerrards Cross and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Chalfont St Peter Church of England Academy is a state junior school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. It is a Single Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2019) inspection.
Average class size
Chalfont St Peter Church of England Academy has three classes per year, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Chalfont St Peter Church of England Academy ranks in the top 12% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores are around the national average.
The Chalfont St Peter Church of England Academy curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Teaching is subject based, organised by termly topics, with some cross-curricular projects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips for Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for drama, languages and music.
Sport at Chalfont St Peter Church of England Academy
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in gymnastics, table tennis.
The Arts at Chalfont St Peter Church of England Academy
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and two instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Chalfont St Peter Church of England Academy
Maltman’s Green School (1.3 miles); Gayhurst School (1.3 miles); Thorpe House Lower School (1.3 miles).
St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School, Beaconsfield (4.1 miles); St John’s Catholic Primary School, Rickmansworth (4.7 miles); Chorleywood Primary School (4.9 miles).
Thorpe House School (1.3 miles); St Mary’s School, Gerrards Cross (1.4 miles); The Chalfonts Independent Grammar (Newland College) (2.4 miles).
Beaconsfield High School (4.4 miles); The Harefield Academy (4.7 miles); Dr Challoner’s High School (5.2 miles).