Ivy Lane Primary School
Ivy Lane, Chippenham, SN15 1HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PICKWICK ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Lammin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Pickwick Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 451
- URN
- 144705
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01249652556
About this school
Ivy Lane Primary School is a primary academy in Chippenham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 451 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ivy Lane Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 56% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 73% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 61% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 71% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Ivy Lane Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 442 |
| 2023/24 | 452 |
| 2024/25 | 444 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ivy Lane Primary School compares
Ivy Lane Primary School ranked 75th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.3% | 11% | 451 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 3.7% | 20.1% | 165 | 0.4 miles |
| Redland Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 21.4% | 291 | 0.5 miles |
| Monkton Park Primary School | 61% | 4.1% | 13.7% | 252 | 0.6 miles |
| Charter Primary School | — | — | — | 184 | 0.7 miles |
| Frogwell Primary School | 33% | 6.8% | 43.3% | 159 | 0.8 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.98%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.33%
- Persistent absence
- 13.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chippenham
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Redland Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chippenham
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Monkton Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chippenham
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Charter Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chippenham
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Frogwell Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chippenham
Other schools in Chippenham
Ivy Lane Primary School ranks 8th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Chippenham.
- Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary Primary
- By Brook Valley CofE Primary School Primary
- Charter Primary School Primary
- Christian Malford CofE Primary School Primary
- Colerne CofE Primary School Primary
- Frogwell Primary School Primary
- Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Kings Lodge Primary School Primary
- Kington St Michael Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lacock Church of England Primary School Primary
- Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary School Primary
- Luckington Community School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ivy Lane Primary School teach?
- Ivy Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chippenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Ivy Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ivy Lane Primary School is Mrs Helen Lammin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ivy Lane Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ivy Lane Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ivy Lane Primary School?
- Ivy Lane Primary School has 451 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ivy Lane Primary School full?
- Ivy Lane Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 451 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Ivy Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ivy Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ivy Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ivy Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Ivy Lane Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Ivy Lane Primary School is part of PICKWICK ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ivy Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ivy Lane Primary School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Ivy Lane Primary School ranked 75th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ivy Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Ivy Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ivy Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ivy Lane Primary School'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 15 July 2026.