Ivingswood Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Chesham, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

All

3.79

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Ivingswood Academy is a primary school in Chesham, Buckinghamshire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Ivingswood Academy catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	3.788 mi
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2022	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2021	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2020	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2019	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2018	Every applicant was offered a place

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026; places ran out in 1 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
For Reception 2026 there were 14 first-choice applications for 17 offers (0.8 first choices per offer, 18th lowest of 153 Buckinghamshire primary schools).
Free school meal eligibility stands at 46.3% of pupils, against a middle figure of 23.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Greenway, Chesham, HP5 2BY
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 149 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 46.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025

Strengths

“Pupils are proud to belong to the school.”
“They are happy here and feel safe.”
“Pupils talk warmly about their teachers.”

To improve

“Despite this ambition, pupils do not currently benefit from a good-quality education.”
“This is because of weaknesses in the curriculum and teaching.”
“Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) do not always get the support they need.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	53%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.

Newtown School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Brushwood Junior School 0.9 mi Outstanding
Thomas Harding Junior School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
Chartridge Combined School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Waterside Primary Academy 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
Ley Hill School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 2.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published