Establishment Ivel Valley School & College
URN: 109739
Community special school
- Address
- Hitchmead Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 0NL
- Central Bedfordshire (823)
- Headteacher / Principal
- Mr Joe Creswick
- Age range Help with age range field Opens a dialog
- 3 to 19
- Phase of education
- Not applicable
- School type
- Community special school
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- ID
-
URN: 109739,
DfE number: 823/7009
UKPRN: 10017695 - Establishment status
- Open
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Telephone
- 01767601010
- Ofsted rating and reports
-
Why the rating is not displayed
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools. - Data from other services
-
- Not applicable
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Diocese
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Official sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- School capacity Help with school capacity field Opens a dialog
- 260
- Number of pupils
- 245
- Open date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment opened
- Result of Amalgamation
- Closed date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment closed
- Not applicable
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 71
- Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 34.8%
- Date last changed / confirmed
- 1 April 2025
- Type of SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty and PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Type of resourced provision
- Not applicable
- Resourced provision number on roll
- Resourced provision capacity
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit number on roll
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit capacity
Legal duty to provide governance information
More details
All maintained school governing bodies and academy trusts have a legal duty to provide all of the governance information requested on this page in so far as it is available to them.
This will increase the transparency of governance arrangements. It will enable schools and the department to identify more quickly and accurately individuals who are involved in governance, and who govern in more than one context.
The information requested says nothing in itself about a person's suitability to govern. However, it is essential information for the department to be able to uniquely identify an individual and in a small number of cases conduct checks to confirm their suitability for this important and influential role.
You should provide all of the information requested insofar as it is available to you. A minimum set of information needs to be provided before a record can be saved.
A suggested privacy notice for schools is available for download: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-protection-and-privacy-privacy-notices (opens in new tab)
Chair of governors
| Name | Governance role identifier (GID) | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Tripp | 1718344 | Elected by parents | 16 January 2023 | 15 January 2027 |
Governors
| Name | Governance role identifier (GID) | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lee | 1777323 | Appointed by GB/board | 30 September 2024 | 29 September 2028 |
| Leah Stewart | 1777325 | Appointed by GB/board | 30 September 2024 | 29 September 2028 |
| Holli Smith | 1723893 | Appointed by GB/board | 27 November 2023 | 26 November 2027 |
| Millie Brookes | 1680637 | Appointed by GB/board | 10 July 2023 | 9 July 2027 |
| Clare Neish | 1672564 | Elected by school staff | 24 May 2023 | 23 May 2027 |
| Pooja Smith | 1680639 | Appointed by GB/board | 26 April 2023 | 25 April 2027 |
| Thomas Gibby | 1680638 | Appointed by GB/board | 26 April 2023 | 25 April 2027 |
| Mark Tripp | 1368358 | Appointed by GB/board | 16 January 2023 | 15 January 2027 |
| Richard Sherry | 1329939 | Elected by parents | 12 July 2021 | 11 July 2025 |
| Frances Evans | 1537445 | Appointed by GB/board | 26 March 2021 | 28 April 2025 |
| Joseph Creswick | 1240096 | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 1 September 2017 | Not recorded |
Governance professional - local authority maintained school
Not recorded
These establishments are linked with Ivel Valley School & College, URN: 109739. For example, they may be predecessor or successor establishments.
Showing 1 - 1 of 1
| URN | Establishment name | Type of link | Date linked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109737 | Hitchmead School | Predecessor | 1 September 2010 |
- Government office region (GOR)
- East of England
- District
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward
- Biggleswade East
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Urban/rural description
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
- E06000056
- Easting
- 520007
- Northing
- 244935
- Unique property reference number (UPRN)
- 100081252570
- Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
- Central Bedfordshire 006
- Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
- Central Bedfordshire 006J
Age range
The age range that the establishment is legally allowed to make provision for.
School capacity
The number of pupil places the establishment can accommodate.
Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the number of those who are eligible to receive them.
Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.
Middle super output area (MSOA)
The data presented for the middle super output area (MSOA) is representative of the 2021 census.
Lower super output area (LSOA)
The data presented for the lower super output area (LSOA) is representative of the 2021 census.