Chapelfield Primary School

Chapelfield Primary School is performing well overall, maintaining a good quality of education since its last inspection in 2017. The school has established a positive environment where pupils feel happy and safe, demonstrating strong behavior and attitudes. Leaders have implemented an ambitious curriculum, particularly in promoting reading and supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, there are a few identified areas for improvement in certain foundation subjects, where curriculum development is still underway and some teachers require further clarity on essential knowledge and assessment strategies.

Strengths

• High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Effective care and support provided by leaders and staff.
• Strong emphasis on developing a love of reading and vocabulary.
• Pupils demonstrate mature attitudes and respect towards each other.
• Well-trained staff deliver high-standard phonics programs.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects have less developed curricula.
• Teachers in certain subjects lack clarity on what should be taught.
• Opportunities for subject leaders to monitor teaching effectiveness are insufficient.
• Aspects of the personal development programme lack depth.

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 Chapelfield Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.3% 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 Chapelfield 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 Chapelfield Primary School had 25.2 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, 21.5% of pupils at Chapelfield Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 Chapelfield Primary School received £7,279 and spent £7,172 for each of its 282 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £63,000 (£224 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 Chapelfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chapelfield Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Chapelfield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chapelfield Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Chapelfield Primary School have?

Chapelfield Primary School has 288 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chapelfield Primary School cover?

Chapelfield Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chapelfield Primary School?

Chapelfield Primary School is at Clough Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1LH.