Cambian Chesham House School
Cambian Chesham House School is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 10 to 18. It has 16 pupils and room for 20.
Chesham House, Thrush Drive, Bury, BL9 6JD0161 763 7072cambiangroup.com/specialist-education/our-schools/semh-schools/cambian-chesham-house-schoolMrs Rebecca Smith headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
7 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Bury | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 3.0 | 1.1 | – | – | – | – | 43.3 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | – | – | – | – | 38% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | – | – | – | – | 62% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.31 | 0.07 | – | – | – | – | 3.78 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | – | – | – | – | 30% | 41% |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bury council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 8% | 25% | 17% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 92% | 75% | 83% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoyle Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 170 m | 87 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 250 m | 184 | Requires improvement 2023 | 3 | Compare |
| St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 310 m | 342 | Good 2022 | 48 | Compare |
| East Ward Community Primary School | Academy | 660 m | 474 | Report card 2026 | 55 | Compare |
| Ash Grove School | Academy alternative provision sponsor led | 690 m | 109 | Requires improvement 2020 | – | Compare |
| Hazel Wood High School | Academy | 850 m | 671 | Good 2023 | 33 | Compare |
| Fairfield Community Primary School | Academy | 900 m | – | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Chesham Primary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 293 | Inadequate 2023 | 17 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Cambian Chesham House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Cambian Chesham House School yet.
How good are Cambian Chesham House School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 3.0, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Cambian Chesham House School have?
16 pupils aged 10 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 20 places, so it is 80% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Chesham House, Thrush Drive, Bury, BL9 6JD
- Telephone
- 0161 763 7072
- Website
- www.cambiangroup.com/specialist-education/our-schools/semh-schools/cambian-chesham-house-school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Smith
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 10-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Bury
- Ward
- Moorside
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 18 September 2013 (new provision)
- URN
- 140205 · LAESTAB 3516002 · UKPRN 10070545
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.