Waterside Primary Academy
Blackhorse Avenue, Waterside, Chesham, Waterside Primary Academy, Black Horse Avenue, Chesham, HP5 1QUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Waterside Primary Academy is a primary school in Chesham for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 268 schools in Buckinghamshire. It ranks 7th of 7 primary schools in Chesham. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 December 2024, report published 20 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 3 December 2024
A strong and inclusive ethos is at the heart of this school. It is committed to serving and welcoming pupils and their families. Pupils show consideration for each other using the school values of care, attitude, respect, effort and safety. Most pupils embrace these values to help them make the right choices, meeting the staff's high expectations and behaving well. The school is ambitious for all pupils' achievements. The school has a strong understanding of individual pupils' needs. Staff think carefully about how to make every day successful for pupils. As a result, pupils achieve well. Pupils are polite, well-mannered and respectful. At social times, pupils eat and play sensibly with their friends. Pupils love the leadership opportunities that are available to them, such as becoming school councillors and eco warriors. This enables pupils to learn tolerance and empathy for others. The school provides a varied set of experiences for pupils. These include curriculum outings that enhance pupils' learning such as visiting a local farm and helping in the local community. Pupils love clubs that the school offers such as art and drawing club. Pupils understand more about the world around them by raising money for local and national charities.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects, the school has not identified the most important knowledge pupils need to learn and in what order. This means staff are not as clear as they could be about what they are teaching and when. The school should continue to identify the key content in these subjects, so that teachers are clear about the most important knowledge pupils need to learn from the early years to the end of key stage 2.
- In some subjects, teachers do not check well enough what pupils know and remember. This means that gaps in pupils' learning, and any misconceptions pupils may have, are not routinely identified and addressed as swiftly as they should be. The school needs to ensure that teachers check what pupils know and remember across all subjects and use this to inform future learning.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
32 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
225 pupils on roll, with places for 242
Schools near Waterside Primary Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesham Bois Church of England School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 88% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 78% met the expected standard |
| Thomas Harding Junior School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 81% met the expected standard |
| The Beacon School | 0.8 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Elangeni School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 85% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- KINGS EDUCATION TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jacqui Blackmore
- Phone
- 01494786608
- Address
- Blackhorse Avenue, Waterside, Chesham, Waterside Primary Academy, Black Horse Avenue, Chesham, HP5 1QU
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- URN
- 149097
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.