Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School

Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School is performing well overall, with an overall effectiveness rating of Good. Pupils enjoy their time at school, feeling safe and secure while being engaged in a broad and ambitious curriculum. The staff's strong commitment to raising standards is evident, and they provide ample opportunities for pupils' personal development. The school has a positive culture where good behavior is encouraged, and inclusivity is promoted for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This is particularly notable given the recent changes in leadership and governance following the last inspection.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and enjoy their learning environment.
• The school has a broad and ambitious curriculum.
• Strong emphasis on early reading and phonics education.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, ensuring their achievement.
• A wide range of extracurricular activities available.
• Strong staff training that enhances teaching knowledge.

Areas for Improvement

• Some early years learning areas lack clearly defined knowledge and teaching order.
• Subject leaders are at an early stage of evaluating the curriculum's effectiveness.

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 Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.1% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Chapel Street Infants and Nursery 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 Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School had 13.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.1% 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, 4.9% of pupils at Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School received £10,495 and spent £10,729 for each of its 80 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £154,000 (-£1,923 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 Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School have?

Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School has 81 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School cover?

Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School?

Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School is at Chapel Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8RX.