Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy
Bell Lane, Little Chalfont, Amersham, HP6 6PF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Head Teacher
- Mr Mark Sykes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 168
- URN
- 138583
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494764521
About this school
Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy is a primary academy in Amersham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 168 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 49 | 47 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 81% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 15% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 87% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 87% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 89% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 169 |
| 2024/25 | 145 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy compares
Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy ranked 45th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.9% | 33.3% | 168 | — |
| St George's Church of England Infant School | — | 4.5% | 12.4% | 158 | 0.8 miles |
| Little Chalfont Primary School | 78% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 247 | 0.9 miles |
| Woodside Junior School | 77% | 3.9% | 14.5% | 240 | 0.9 miles |
| Chestnut Lane School | — | 4.4% | 8.5% | 206 | 1.2 miles |
| Elangeni School | 85% | 2.9% | 5.4% | 240 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report15 January 2025
- 2 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.33%
- English as an additional language
- 44.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.86%
- Persistent absence
- 8.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St George's Church of England Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Little Chalfont Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Woodside Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Chestnut Lane School1.2 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Elangeni School1.2 miles
Primary · Amersham
Other schools in Amersham
Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy ranks 7th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Amersham.
- Chesham Bois Church of England School Primary
- Chestnut Lane School Primary
- Coleshill Church of England Infant School Primary
- Curzon Church of England Combined School Primary
- Elangeni School Primary
- Hyde Heath Infant School Primary
- Little Chalfont Primary School Primary
- Little Missenden Church of England School Primary
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St George's Church of England Infant School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham Primary
- Woodside Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy teach?
- Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Amersham.
- Who is the head teacher of Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy?
- The head teacher of Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy is Mr Mark Sykes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy?
- Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy has 168 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy full?
- Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 168 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy?
- Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy is part of E-ACT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy rank locally?
- Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy ranked 45th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.