Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #54 in Buckinghamshire public Top 26% UK

Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Haydn Kilyan

corporate_fareE-ACT

location_onAmersham, HP6 6PF

language Visit Website phone 1494764521

verified

Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

groups

Students

179

school

Expected Standard

73%

local_fire_department

Demand Ratio

0.7x

summarize

Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Amersham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

article

School Summary

Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of E-ACT. The school has approximately 145 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 23% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #54 of 140 primaries in Buckinghamshire and #5,465 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.5:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

school

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 64%

Reading77% LA 78%

Writing80% LA 72%

Maths83% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading87% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading82% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.6

-1.3 to 2.5

2.9

Write

LA -0.6

1.1 to 4.7

1.1

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.7 to 2.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading87% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.4

-1.1 to 3.9

4.1

Write

LA -1.0

1.8 to 6.4

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.6 to 1.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 65%

Reading73% LA 78%

Writing68% LA 77%

Maths68% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.2

-4 to 1.4

-3.6

Write

LA -1.1

-6.2 to -1

1.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-0.7 to 4.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

02 October 2019

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

16 March 2016

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

29 January 2014

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-10-02

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-03-16

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-29

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

gavel

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 145 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	145	1	0.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	138	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	187	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	169	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	147	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	196	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	179	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	175	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	175	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	183	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	172	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	172	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	149	1	0.7%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	178	3	1.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	167	1	0.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	159	10	6.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	164	21	12.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	154	13	8.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	139	2	1.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	139	9	6.5%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	132	15	11.4%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	138	16	11.6%	0.5%	1

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

accessibility_new

psychology_alt

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

Top Primary Schools in Buckinghamshire

Other highly-ranked schools in the same local authority

View all arrow_forward

Highworth Combined School and Nursery

Good

location_on High Wycombe, HP13 7PH

emoji_events #1 in LA

The Gerrards Cross CofE School

Outstanding

location_on Gerrards Cross, SL9 8BD

emoji_events #2 in LA

St Edward's Catholic Junior School

Good

location_on Aylesbury, HP21 7JF

emoji_events #3 in LA

Wooburn Green Primary School

Good

location_on High Wycombe, HP10 0HF

emoji_events #4 in LA

Broughton Junior School

Good

location_on Aylesbury, HP20 1NQ

emoji_events #5 in LA

The Iver Village Junior School

Good

location_on Iver, SL0 9QA

emoji_events #6 in LA

View all schools in Buckinghamshire arrow_forward

Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Buckinghamshire

Highworth Combined School and Nursery

The Gerrards Cross CofE School

St Edward's Catholic Junior School

Wooburn Green Primary School

Broughton Junior School

The Iver Village Junior School