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Ivy Lane Primary School

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

personMrs Helen Lammin

corporate_farePICKWICK ACADEMY TRUST

location_onChippenham, SN15 1HE

language Visit Website phone 1249652556

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

442

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Ivy Lane Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Chippenham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ivy Lane Primary School is an academy converter in Chippenham, Wiltshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of PICKWICK ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 444 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #82 of 174 primaries in Wiltshire and #8,879 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 58%

Reading81% LA 73%

Writing76% LA 69%

Maths83% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading73% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading70% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.5

-0.5 to 2.7

-0.7

Write

LA -0.1

-2.3 to 0.9

0.6

Maths

LA -0.9

-0.9 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading74% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.1

-2.1 to 1.5

-0.2

Write

LA -0.4

-1.8 to 1.5

0.1

Maths

LA -0.8

-1.5 to 1.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 62%

Reading86% LA 76%

Writing81% LA 77%

Maths79% LA 72%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.2

0.3 to 3.9

-0.1

Write

LA -0.5

-1.9 to 1.7

1.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-0.4 to 3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-06-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-03-16

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

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

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 444 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	444	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	446	4	0.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	456	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	452	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	436	4	0.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	456	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	442	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	432	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	399	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	397	4	1.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	390	3	0.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	397	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	400	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	392	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	392	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	387	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	382	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	384	2	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	381	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	372	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	368	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	372	1	0.3%	0.5%

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

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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 33 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils