Thomas Harding Junior School

Academy converter·Primary school Chesham, Buckinghamshire·HP5 1LR
Composite score
80.6
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#699
National rank
#96
In South East
#11
In Buckinghamshire
Top 5%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
81%
% achieving higher RWM
24%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Last place offered lived
1.02 mi
straight line, 2025 intake · 1640 m

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
229
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
24.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
26.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
19.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
21.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,952
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Thomas Harding Junior School is a primary school serving Chesham, Buckinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 229 pupils aged 7 to 11 on roll. 81% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 32.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 5% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 24% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). In 2025 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.02 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 6.3%. There are about 21.6 pupils per teacher. Thomas Harding Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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