Gayhurst School
Gayhurst School is an independent school in Gerrards Cross for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 334 pupils and room for 425.
Bull Lane, Gerrards Cross, SL9 8RJ01753 882690gayhurstschool.co.ukMr David Bushnell headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
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 Buckinghamshire 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 | 334 | 340 | 347 | 361 | 333 | 320 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% | 14% | 13% | 8% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltman's Green School | Independent | 320 m | 286 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 490 m | 389 | Not inspected | 85 | Compare |
| Thorpe House School | Independent | 640 m | 267 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Mary's School | Independent | 970 m | 391 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Chalfont St Peter CofE Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 317 | Good 2019 | 83 | Compare |
| The Chalfonts Community College | Academy | 1.1 miles | 1,058 | Good 2022 | 11 | Compare |
| Chalfont St Peter Infant School | Council | 1.1 miles | 171 | No overall grade 2024 | 68 | Compare |
| The Gerrards Cross CofE School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 434 | No overall grade 2025 | 95 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Gayhurst School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Gayhurst School yet.
How many pupils does Gayhurst School have?
334 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 425 places, so it is 79% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Bull Lane, Gerrards Cross, SL9 8RJ
- Telephone
- 01753 882690
- Website
- www.gayhurstschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr David Bushnell
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward
- Gerrards Cross & Denham
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1931
- URN
- 110541 · LAESTAB 8256005 · UKPRN 10018583
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.
- 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.