Ivingswood Academy
Greenway, Chesham, HP5 2BY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- KINGS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Flynn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Kings Education Trust
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 149
- URN
- 149096
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494783070
About this school
Ivingswood Academy is a primary academy in Chesham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 149 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ivingswood Academy, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 25% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 34% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 31% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 28% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 97.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 98.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Ivingswood 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 | 41% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 169 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ivingswood Academy compares
Ivingswood Academy ranked 118th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 8.3% | 49.6% | 149 | — |
| Newtown School | — | 6.6% | 17.2% | 234 | 0.6 miles |
| Elmtree Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.6% | 23.6% | 160 | 0.6 miles |
| Brushwood Junior School | 69% | 4.5% | 21.2% | 257 | 0.9 miles |
| Thomas Harding Junior School | 81% | 5.6% | 24.9% | 238 | 1.4 miles |
| Chartridge Combined School | 87% | 4% | 10.4% | 212 | 1.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.63%
- English as an additional language
- 37.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.25%
- Persistent absence
- 28.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newtown School0.6 miles
Primary · Chesham
-
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Chesham
-
Brushwood Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Chesham
-
Thomas Harding Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Chesham
-
Chartridge Combined School1.7 miles
Primary · Chesham
Other schools in Chesham
Ivingswood Academy ranks 6th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Chesham.
- Brushwood Junior School Primary
- Chartridge Combined School Primary
- Elmtree Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School Primary
- Ley Hill School Primary
- Newtown School Primary
- Thomas Harding Junior School Primary
- Waterside Primary Academy Primary
- Chesham Grammar School Secondary
- Chiltern Hills Academy Secondary
- Heritage House School Special schools
- Chesham Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Ivingswood Academy teach?
- Ivingswood Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Chesham.
- Who is the headteacher of Ivingswood Academy?
- The headteacher of Ivingswood Academy is Mrs Claire Flynn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ivingswood Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ivingswood 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 many pupils are at Ivingswood Academy?
- Ivingswood Academy has 149 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Ivingswood Academy full?
- Ivingswood Academy has capacity for 218 pupils and 149 on roll (68%), 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 Ivingswood Academy a faith school?
- No. Ivingswood Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ivingswood Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ivingswood Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Ivingswood Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ivingswood Academy is part of KINGS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ivingswood Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ivingswood Academy compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Ivingswood Academy ranked 118th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ivingswood Academy's absence rate?
- Ivingswood Academy's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ivingswood Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ivingswood 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 10 July 2026.