Chantlers Primary School

Chantlers Primary School is a highly effective, welcoming primary school where pupils are happy, safe and achieve remarkably well. Inspectors found exceptional provision across the curriculum, behaviour, personal development, leadership and early years, with pupils including those with SEND benefiting from a broad, ambitious curriculum and very strong support. Reading is a particular strength, and pupils develop deep knowledge and confident, fluent reading by the end of Year 2.

Strengths

• Highly ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum from early years to Year 6
• Pupils, including those with SEND, achieve remarkably well and produce exceptional work
• Exemplary pupil behaviour and highly positive attitudes to learning
• Strong culture of reading with effective phonics and swift support for pupils who struggle
• High-quality support for pupils with SEND, including in the specially resourced provision
• Pupils develop exceptional character, responsibility and preparation for life in modern Britain
• High attendance rates maintained through strong relationships with families
• Effective leadership and governance with strong support for staff well-being and development
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Chantlers Primary School attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Chantlers Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Chantlers Primary School had 24.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.8% of pupils at Chantlers Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 10 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Chantlers Primary School received £6,774 and spent £6,739 for each of its 303 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £56,000 (£186 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Chantlers Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chantlers Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in April 2025.

When was Chantlers Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chantlers Primary School was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does Chantlers Primary School have?

Chantlers Primary School has 305 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chantlers Primary School cover?

Chantlers Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Chantlers Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 97% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chantlers Primary School?

Chantlers Primary School is at Foulds Avenue, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 2SF.