Ivel Valley School is a school located in Biggleswade. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/09/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.6%, which is 3.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

Check Ivel Valley School location rating (nearby schools, safety, property prices, sport facilities etc.
Hitchmead Road, Biggleswade

School Information

Address: Hitchmead Road, Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Website: www.ivelvalley.beds.sch.uk
Telephone: 01767601010
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Joe Creswick
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109739

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 200
Number of Pupils: 199
Number of Boys: 139
Number of Girls: 60

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 17% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -7.8 Confidence interval -10.7 to -5
Writing
Well Below Average: -7.8 Confidence interval -10.4 to -5.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -8.1 Confidence interval -10.6 to -5.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lawnside Academy
Lawnside , SG18 0LX 		2out of 4 532 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's CofE VC Lower School
Brunts Lane , SG18 0LY 		3out of 4 1,239 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Biggleswade Academy
Mead End , SG18 8JU 		3out of 4 1,174 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stratton Upper School
Eagle Farm Road , SG18 8JB 		2out of 4 380 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Edward Peake CofE VC Middle School
Potton Road , SG18 0EJ 		3out of 4 852 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ivel Valley School
Hitchmead Road , SG18 0NL 		3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus
The Oaks , Potton Road SG18 0EP 		- not rated 1,951 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

↑