Education
Originally, there were two primary schools in the parish. The St Leonards School closed in the 1970s and today education for children up to year 6 is provided by Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School, located in Hawridge. The falling numbers of school age children has resuted in the school providing education to pupils living outside the catchment area, primarily on the outskirts of Chesham.
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