Academy sponsor led · Buckinghamshire

Ivingswood Academy

2–11Ages
149Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149096URN

Greenway, Chesham, HP5 2BY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

1.2 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

21 applications for 17 places · 132nd of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 21 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.2applications per place, Reception

1.2 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

21 applications · 17 places offered · 14 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 1.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 1.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2019 1.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 0.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2014 1.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 1 of 5 years.

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Ivingswood Academy (URN 141990), Little Spring School (URN 133512), 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	17	21	1.2	14	0.82
Sep 2025	16	18	1.1	12	0.75
Sep 2024	6	16	2.7	6	1.00
Sep 2023	14	20	1.4	12	0.86
Sep 2022	20	25	1.3	20	1.00
Sep 2021 *	7	11	1.6	5	0.71
Sep 2020 *	19	20	1.1	11	0.58
Sep 2019 *	10	13	1.3	7	0.70
Sep 2018 *	13	28	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2017 *	30	31	1.0	20	0.67
Sep 2016 *	30	39	1.3	25	0.83
Sep 2015 *	31	23	0.7	16	0.52
Sep 2014 *	29	29	1.0	22	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 66% · Maths 63% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%115th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Buckinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	3%	105	104
2023/24	25%	3%	97	98
2022/23	41%	9%	103	104

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

Ivingswood AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Newtown School
0.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School
1.0 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place
Brushwood Junior School
1.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2024

69%met the SATs standard
Thomas Harding Junior School
2.2 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

81%met the SATs standard
Chartridge Combined School
2.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Waterside Primary Academy
3.0 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Ley Hill School
3.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
3.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Improved significantly2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149096 · 825/2052
Trust: Kings Education Trust
Capacity: 218 pupils · 149 on roll
Free school meals: 53.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2022
Replaced: Ivingswood Academy (URN 141990); Little Spring School (URN 133512)
Address: Greenway, Chesham, HP5 2BY
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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