Chester Park Infant School

Chester Park Infant School is performing strongly, having maintained the standards recognized in its previous inspection. The school fosters a robust sense of community, encouraging respect and kindness among pupils, which contributes to their happiness and eagerness to learn. With a clear ambition for all students, the school is effective in supporting pupils' learning and ensuring they are well-prepared for their next stage of education. The dedicated approach to pupil welfare, including effective safeguarding measures, creates a safe environment for learning.

Strengths

• Effective action taken to maintain standards from the previous inspection.
• Strong sense of community and belonging among pupils.
• High expectations for pupil achievement and support for their learning.
• Effective development of oracy skills across the curriculum.
• Implementation of a successful phonics curriculum.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Well-planned and sequenced curriculum that deepens knowledge.
• Engagement of pupils in democratic processes through the school council.
• Focus on improving attendance with effective monitoring systems.

Areas for Improvement

• In some curriculum subjects, precise learning goals are not clearly identified.
• Teachers do not consistently check pupil knowledge retention.

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 Chester Park Infant School attended 90.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 34.7% 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 Chester Park Infant 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 Chester Park Infant School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% 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, 7.0% of pupils at Chester Park Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% 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 Chester Park Infant School received £7,139 and spent £7,419 for each of its 229 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £12,000 (-£50 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 Chester Park Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chester Park Infant School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Chester Park Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chester Park Infant School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Chester Park Infant School have?

Chester Park Infant School has 229 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chester Park Infant School cover?

Chester Park Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Chester Park Infant School?

Chester Park Infant School is at Lodge Causeway, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 3QG.