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Chiltern Way Academy

URN
142695
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Chiltern Way Academy
URN
142695
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

46 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

45

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
18 May 2026
Inspection date
3 March 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Inclusion

    Exceptional

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Buckinghamshire)
School website
www.chilternway.org

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Buckinghamshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

7.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

0.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

7.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

0.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

HP22 6NL - Church Lane, Wendover, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Contact details

Address
Church Lane, Wendover, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Postcode
HP22 6NL
Phone
1296622157
Website
www.chilternway.org
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Buckinghamshire
Local authority code
825

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 481 schools in Buckinghamshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

481

Open schools

275

Closed schools

205

Primary schools

287

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Strong standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Achievement

    Strong standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Strong standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Strong standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Strong standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Post-16

    Strong standard
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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    18 May 20263 March 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 18 May 2026
    16 November 202128 September 2021S5 InspectionOutstandingView report for inspection published 16 November 2021
    • Report card

      Published
      18 May 2026
      Inspected
      3 March 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • Outstanding

      Published
      16 November 2021
      Inspected
      28 September 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    0.7

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    0.0%

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    0.0%

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    0.0%

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    0.0%

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    85.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    4.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    0.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    7.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    79

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary287 (60.2%)
    • Secondary79 (16.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other111 (23.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Wendover House Campus1 mNot applicableClosed
    John Colet School1.1 kmSecondaryClosed
    John Colet School1.1 kmSecondaryOpen
    The John Hampden School1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Wendover Church of England Junior School1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Halton Community Combined School1.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    Hengrove School3.0 kmNot applicableClosed
    Hampden Manor3.2 kmNot applicableClosed
    Haydon Training Independent School3.5 kmNot applicableClosed
    Weston Turville Church of England School4.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Wendover House Campus
      Distance
      1 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • John Colet School
      Distance
      1.1 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • John Colet School
      Distance
      1.1 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • The John Hampden School
      Distance
      1.2 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Buckinghamshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Akeley Wood Lower SchoolNot applicableMK18 5ANClosed
    Akeley Wood Senior SchoolNot applicableMK18 5AEOpen
    Alfriston SchoolNot applicableHP9 2TSOpen
    Alfriston SchoolNot applicableHP9 2TSClosed
    Amersham Montessori School At Amersham Cricket ClubNot applicableHP7 0RLClosed
    • Akeley Wood Lower School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      MK18 5AN
      Status
      Closed
    • Akeley Wood Senior School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      MK18 5AE
      Status
      Open
    • Alfriston School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      HP9 2TS
      Status
      Open
    • Alfriston School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      HP9 2TS
      Status
      Closed
    • Amersham Montessori School At Amersham Cricket Club
    Wendover Church of England Junior School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Halton Community Combined School
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Hengrove School
    Distance
    3.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Hampden Manor
    Distance
    3.2 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Haydon Training Independent School
    Distance
    3.5 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Weston Turville Church of England School
    Distance
    4.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    HP7 0RL
    Status
    Closed