SCHOOL PROFILE

Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 138583
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 January 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

2 October 2019
Graded inspection Good
Published 11 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Buckinghamshire
Trust E-ACT
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 168 160 full-time · 8 part-time
Female pupils 93 55.4% of pupils
Male pupils 75 44.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.4%
0.4 pts below England
School 24.4%
Buckinghamshire 14.9%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

57.1%
36.8 pts above England
School 57.1%
Buckinghamshire 18.4%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

16.1%
15.1 pts above England
School 16.1%
Buckinghamshire 2.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Indian
38.7%
65
White British
31.5%
53
Any other White background
8.9%
15
Any other Asian background
7.7%
13
African
3.0%
5
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.5% 31 of 168 pupils
2.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.5%
Buckinghamshire 18.9%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.3% 24 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts below
EHC plans 4.2% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 17
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Specific learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

73.0% 12.6 pts above England
School 73.0%
Buckinghamshire 63.3%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Buckinghamshire 77.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Buckinghamshire 71.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
Buckinghamshire 73.6%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.86%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.35 pts lower than England
School 3.86%
Buckinghamshire 5.98%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.84%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.97 pts lower than England
School 8.84%
Buckinghamshire 14.74%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Buckinghamshire 1.60%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

80.0% 8.2 pts below England
Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy
80.0%
Buckinghamshire
89.7%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information