Thomas Harding Junior School

Buckinghamshire · HP5 1LR

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 238 pupils, 28.6% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Thomas Harding Junior School

General Information

Address: Thomas Harding Junior School, Fullers Hill, Thomas Harding Junior School, Chesham, HP5 1LR – View on map
Phone: 01494782211
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Samantha Ruddell
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

238 pupils out of 240 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 68
% eligible for free school meals: 28.6%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (more mixed than the Buckinghamshire average)
English as an additional language: 26% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 11.2% a year (Buckinghamshire 16.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 38% moved to another school, 62% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Buckinghamshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 21 (0.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 8 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Buckinghamshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 18.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 20.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 19 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 19 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card May 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 81% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 24% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 16 percentage points above the Buckinghamshire average (65%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 68% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 68%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 88% · Writing 83% · Maths 88% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 81%
Average test scores: reading 110, maths 108
Based on: 59 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBuckinghamshire averageEngland↗ Improving Up 9 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 16 percentage points above the Buckinghamshire average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 13th of 141 junior and primary schools in the area

=13Cuddington and Dinton CofE School81%
=13The Gerrards Cross CofE School81%
=13Thomas Harding Junior School81%
=17Cedar Park School & Nursery80%
=17East Claydon Church of England School80%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1Great Kimble Church of England School100%
=1Ickford School100%
#3Padbury Church of England School94%
#4Danesfield School90%
#5Chesham Bois Church of England School88%
=6Chartridge Combined School87%
=6Seer Green Church of England School87%
=8Highworth Combined School and Nursery86%
=8The Iver Village Junior School86%
#10Elangeni School85%
#11Castlefield School84%
#12Brookmead School83%
=13Broughton Junior School81%
=13Cuddington and Dinton CofE School81%
=13The Gerrards Cross CofE School81%
=13Thomas Harding Junior School81%
=17Cedar Park School & Nursery80%
=17East Claydon Church of England School80%
=17Frieth Church of England Combined School80%
=17St Edward's Catholic Junior School80%
=17St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green80%
=17Wooburn Green Primary School80%
=23Brill Church of England School79%
=23Grendon Underwood School79%
=23St Louis Catholic Primary School79%
=23St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn79%
=27Chalfont St Peter CofE Academy78%
=27Hannah Ball Academy78%
=27Little Chalfont Primary School78%
=27Long Crendon School78%
=27Our Lady's Catholic Primary School78%
=32Chepping View Primary Academy77%
=32Curzon Church of England Combined School77%
=32St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School77%
=32Whitchurch Combined School77%
=32Woodside Junior School77%
#37Lace Hill Academy76%
=38Butlers Court School75%
=38Hazlemere Church of England Combined School75%
=38Radnage Church of England Primary School75%
=41Bierton Church of England Combined School74%
=41Chenies School74%
=41St Joseph's Catholic Primary School74%
=41Widmer End Community Combined School74%
=45Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy73%
=45Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy73%
=45Great Missenden CofE Combined School73%
=45High Ash Church of England Primary School73%
=45Swanbourne Church of England VA School73%
=45The Aylesbury Vale Academy73%
=51Buckingham Primary School71%
=51Edlesborough Primary Academy71%
=51Great Horwood Church of England School71%
=51Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School71%
=51Iver Heath Junior School71%
=51Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School71%
=51St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham71%
=51St Peter's Catholic Primary School71%
=51The Downley School71%
=60Bledlow Ridge School70%
=60Holmer Green Junior School70%
=60Holtspur School & Pre-School70%
=63Brushwood Junior School69%
=63Newton Longville Church of England Primary School69%
=63St James and St John CofE Primary School69%
=63St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School69%
=63Tylers Green Middle School69%
=68Chalfont St Giles Junior School68%
=68Green Ridge Primary Academy68%
=68Halton Community Combined School68%
=68St Michael's Catholic School68%
=68Turnfurlong Junior School68%
=68West Wycombe School68%
=74Carrington Junior School67%
=74Juniper Hill School67%
=74Naphill and Walters Ash School67%
=74The Stoke Poges School67%
=74William Harding School67%
=79Bedgrove Junior School66%
=79Bourton Meadow Academy66%
=79Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School66%
=79Ley Hill School66%
=79Little Kingshill Combined School66%
=79Prestwood Junior School66%
=85Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School65%
=85Farnham Common Junior School65%
=87Denham Village School64%
=87Hughenden Primary School64%
=87Lent Rise School64%
=87Oakridge School64%
=87Robertswood School64%
=92Foxes Piece School63%
=92Maids Moreton Church of England School63%
=92Oakley Church of England Combined School63%
=95Loudwater Combined School62%
=95Steeple Claydon School and Pre-School62%
=95Wendover Church of England Junior School62%
=98Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School61%
=98Longwick Church of England Combined School61%
=98Princes Risborough Primary School61%
=98Weston Turville Church of England School61%
=102Abbey View Primary Academy60%
=102High Wycombe Church of England Combined School60%
=104Hamilton Academy59%
=104Stoke Mandeville Combined School59%
=106Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School58%
=106Monks Risborough CofE Primary School58%
=106Quainton Church of England School58%
#109St Mary's Church of England School57%
=110Cheddington Combined School56%
=110Wingrave Church of England Combined School56%
#112Stokenchurch Primary School55%
=113Aston Clinton School54%
=113Haddenham Community Junior School54%
=113Kings Wood School and Nursery54%
=113Manor Farm Junior School54%
=117Ivingswood Academy53%
=117North Marston Church of England School53%
=117St Peter's Church of England Primary School53%
=117Stone Church of England Combined School53%
=117Waddesdon Village Primary School53%
#122Thomas Hickman School52%
#123The Disraeli School51%
=124Beechview Academy50%
=124Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery50%
=124Dorney School50%
=124Oak Green School50%
#128Winslow Church of England School49%
=129Elmhurst School47%
=129Twyford C of E School47%
#131Bearbrook Combined School45%
#132Overstone Combined School44%
#133Ash Hill Primary School43%
#134Millbrook Combined School42%
#135Roundwood Primary School41%
#136George Grenville Academy40%
#137Waterside Primary Academy34%
#138St Michael's Church of England Combined School33%
#139Claytons Primary School30%
#140St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School21%
#141Cadmore End CofE School17%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,952 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

16th of 22 junior schools in Buckinghamshire for spending per pupil

#14Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School£6,115
#15Wendover Church of England Junior School£6,066
#16Thomas Harding Junior School£5,952
#17St Edward's Catholic Junior School£5,890
#18Woodside Junior School£5,809

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1The Iver Village Junior School£7,873
#2Swanbourne Church of England VA School£7,515
#3Carrington Junior School£7,506
#4Prestwood Junior School£7,415
#5Chalfont St Giles Junior School£6,878
#6Farnham Common Junior School£6,759
#7Haddenham Community Junior School£6,754
#8Brushwood Junior School£6,403
#9Turnfurlong Junior School£6,378
#10Broughton Junior School£6,356
#11Iver Heath Junior School£6,297
#12Holmer Green Junior School£6,273
#13Tylers Green Middle School£6,129
#14Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School£6,115
#15Wendover Church of England Junior School£6,066
#16Thomas Harding Junior School£5,952
#17St Edward's Catholic Junior School£5,890
#18Woodside Junior School£5,809
#19Chalfont St Peter CofE Academy£5,767
#20Manor Farm Junior School£5,733
#21Elangeni School£5,660
#22Bedgrove Junior School£5,474

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