St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield

St Paul’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School continues to demonstrate solid performance as a good school. The atmosphere is positive and supportive, fostering strong relationships between pupils and staff. Children show high respect and behave exceptionally well, contributing to a vibrant school community where they feel safe and valued. The school effectively promotes personal development along with a strong culture of reading, with pupils becoming enthusiastic and capable readers due to targeted teaching and support. Parents overwhelmingly support the school, contributing to its reputation as a well-governed and respected institution in the local area. This marks the school's first ungraded inspection since its last evaluation in February 2019, following a new headteacher's appointment in September 2023.

Strengths

• Strong relationships are at the heart of the school
• Pupils show high levels of respect and kindness
• Staff know pupils very well and provide a supportive environment
• Exceptional pupil behavior, with rare instances of bullying
• Wide range of enrichment activities and clubs available for pupils
• Strong focus on personal development and engagement with community projects
• Well-structured reading program with effective phonics instruction
• Teachers effectively address misconceptions and employ strategies for knowledge retention

Areas for Improvement

• Improvements to the curriculum and assessment are uneven across subjects.

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 St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.0% 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, 1.0% of pupils at St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield 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 St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield had 18.5 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, 6.6% of pupils at St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield received £7,153 and spent £7,099 for each of its 191 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £138,000 (£720 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 St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield last inspected by Ofsted?

St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield have?

St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield has 196 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield cover?

St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield?

St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield is at The Common, Chipperfield, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, WD4 9BS.