Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit

Church Vale Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its good rating from the previous inspection. The school is embedded in its community and emphasizes high aspirations for all students. With a strong focus on reading, well-structured phonics instruction, and a commitment to inclusivity, the school offers a supportive environment where students feel valued and cared for. Regular enrichment activities contribute to a positive school culture that fosters student engagement and personal development.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on reading with well-structured phonics instruction.
• High expectations for pupil behavior and conduct.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• A well-planned early years curriculum that promotes diverse learning opportunities.
• Active involvement of parents and carers in the school community.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, curriculum details are not precisely defined.
• Some teachers do not effectively use assessment information to tailor learning activities.

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 Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.4% 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 Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit 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 Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit had 19.0 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, 8.2% of pupils at Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% 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 Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit received £7,673 and spent £7,858 for each of its 210 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £37,000 (£174 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 Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit last inspected by Ofsted?

Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit have?

Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit has 219 pupils on roll.

What age range does Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit cover?

Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit?

Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit is at Laurel Avenue, Church Warsop, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 0TE.