Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School

Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance as a nurturing and inclusive environment where pupils thrive academically and personally. Pupils express happiness and safety within the school, supported by a caring staff who manage behaviour effectively. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, promoting positive outcomes, particularly in reading and mathematics, where teachers engage pupils by revisiting learning concepts and addressing individual needs effectively. However, some areas require improvement, particularly in ensuring that teaching strategies in certain foundation subjects are more effective and tailoring opportunities to deepen students' understanding of British values, equality, and diversity. Doing so will better prepare pupils for contemporary life. Overall, the strong commitment to fostering personal development and community values reflects the school's positive ethos, complemented by strong parental support and effective governance.

Strengths

• Welcoming and inclusive atmosphere for all pupils.
• Strong staff commitment to pupil care and support.
• High expectations for pupil behaviour resulting in very few incidents.
• Effective curriculum that builds knowledge and skills progressively.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers.
• Prioritization of reading and phonics teaching.
• Good support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Pupils value leadership roles and extra-curricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent teaching strategies in some foundation subjects affect learning retention.
• Pupils lack sufficient opportunities to learn about equality, diversity, and aspects of British values.

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 Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.1% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Camms CofE (Aided) 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 Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School had 22.0 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, 13.5% of pupils at Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% 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 Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School received £6,867 and spent £7,137 for each of its 205 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £98,000 (£480 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 Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School have?

Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School has 215 pupils on roll.

What age range does Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School cover?

Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School?

Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School is at Camms Close, Castle Hill, Eckington, Chesterfield, South Yorkshire, S21 4AU.