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Ivel Valley School & College

Special school in Biggleswade SG18 0NL

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  • School Reference Number: 109739
  • Address: Hitchmead Road, Biggleswade SG18 0NL
  • Principal: Mr Joe Creswick
  • Telephone: 0176 760 1010
  • Website: ivelvalley.beds.sch.uk
  • Type: Special schools
  • Sub-Type: Community special school
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 260
  • Local Education Authority: Central Bedfordshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable

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Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 24/09/2014

Rating published on 16/10/2014

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
19 September 2023 9 October 2023 School inspection
2 May 2018 24 May 2018 Short inspection
24 September 2014 16 October 2014 Full inspection Good
11 July 2012 13 September 2012 Full inspection Good
10 September 2008 5 December 2008 Full inspection Good
28 September 2005 20 October 2005 Full inspection Good
27 March 2000 28 June 2000 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number109739
Local Authority Code823
Local Authority NameCentral Bedfordshire
Establishment Number7009
School / College NameIvel Valley School & College
Establishment Type Code07
Establishment typeCommunity special school
Establishment Type Group Code5
Establishment Type GroupSpecial schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code01
Reason establishment openedResult of Amalgamation
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low3
Age range High19
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity260
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils245
Number of Boys173
Number of Girls72
Percentage Free School Meals34.80
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10017695
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date28-01-2025
StreetHitchmead Road
Locality
Address3
TownBiggleswade
County (name)Bedfordshire
PostcodeSG18 0NL
Websitewww.ivelvalley.beds.sch.uk
Telephone01767601010
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameJoe
Headteacher/Principal last nameCreswick
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE06000056
DistrictCentral Bedfordshire
Ward CodeE05014398
WardBiggleswade East
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001384
Parliamentary ConstituencyNorth Bedfordshire
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000056
Easting520007
Northing244935
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Central Bedfordshire 006
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Central Bedfordshire 006J
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code820
Previous local authorityPre LGR (2009) Bedfordshire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100081252570
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003604
LSOA CodeE01033813
Free School Meals71
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN109739
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/109739
LAESTAB8237009
School nameIvel Valley School & College
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationCommunity Special School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire
Parliamentary constituencyNorth Bedfordshire
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeSG18 0NL
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils245
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10288425
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection109739
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8237009
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionIvel Valley School & College
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionCommunity Special School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection20/09/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date08/10/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS447943
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date24/09/2014
Publication date16/10/2014
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection109739
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8237009
School name at time of latest graded inspectionIvel Valley School & College
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS377975
Previous inspection start date11/07/2012
Previous publication date13/09/2012
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection109739
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8237009
School name at time of previous graded inspectionIvel Valley School & College
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provision
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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