Chiltern Way Academy

State-Funded School

chiltern-way-academy-buckinghamshire-south-east

South EastRegion

BuckinghamshireLocal Authority

Mid BuckinghamshireConstituency

HP22 6NLPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Chiltern Way Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Buckinghamshire, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 311 pupils. Chiltern Way Academy is part of Chiltern Way Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Mar 2026 · published 18 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 0.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

10%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

311

Total Pupils

86%Boys

14%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 311
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Chiltern Way Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Nov 2021	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
31 Jan 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.