Academy converter · Essex

Ivy Chimneys Primary School

4–11Ages
338Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145605URN

Ivy Chimneys Road, Epping, CM16 4EP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.9 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

147 applications for 45 places · 50th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022

Inspection history

29 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 November 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Ivy Chimneys Primary School, URN 115013

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Essex median (2.4) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

147 applications · 45 places offered · 59 named it first

2026 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2019 4.0; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.4; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 3.1; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 4.6; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 4.2; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 4.0; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 7 of 8 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Ivy Chimneys Primary School (URN 115013), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	147	3.3	59	1.31
Sep 2025	45	121	2.7	38	0.84
Sep 2024	72	157	2.2	68	0.94
Sep 2023	45	157	3.5	33	0.73
Sep 2022	45	117	2.6	46	1.02
Sep 2021	45	150	3.3	51	1.13
Sep 2020	45	156	3.5	44	0.98
Sep 2019	43	173	4.0	61	1.42
Sep 2018 *	45	153	3.4	47	1.04
Sep 2017 *	45	141	3.1	37	0.82
Sep 2016 *	45	209	4.6	61	1.36
Sep 2015 *	45	190	4.2	59	1.31
Sep 2014 *	45	178	4.0	52	1.16

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 92% · Maths 89% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%30th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	83%	8%	109	107
2023/24	81%	2%	108	105
2022/23	73%	15%	109	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ivy Chimneys Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Epping Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Good2022

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Theydon Bois Primary School
1.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Hereward Primary School
3.5 km · Essex

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
4.2 km · Essex

2025

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Epping Upland CofE Primary School
4.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Lambourne Primary School
4.6 km · Essex

2026

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery
4.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

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Strong standard
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145605 · 881/2823
Trust: Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust
Capacity: 345 pupils · 338 on roll
Free school meals: 18.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Ivy Chimneys Primary School (URN 115013)
Address: Ivy Chimneys Road, Epping, CM16 4EP
Local authority: Essex · Epping Forest

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources