Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery
This school
Chalfont St Giles Junior School
Partner infant school
Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery
Nursery to Year 2 · 280 m away from Chalfont St Giles Junior School
Both schools are in Chalfont St Giles Infant and Nursery and Chalfont St Giles Junior, so one governing body runs them.
View schoolEvery child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 7 May 2025
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 68% | 65% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 10% | 11% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 80% | 76% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 32% | 35% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 106 | 107 | 106 |
| Maths | 106 | 106 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 106 | 106 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
89%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
57 responses up to 1 September 2025 · 24% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
100% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
93% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
89% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
64% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
98% agreeChalfont St Giles Junior School's last overall grade from Ofsted was Outstanding, on 22 January 2020. Ofsted inspected it again on 7 May 2025 without giving an overall grade, as single-word grades ended in September 2024.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
No. Distance only counts when Chalfont St Giles Junior School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Buckinghamshire, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Chalfont St Giles Junior School had 238 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 240. It is a mixed school.