Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School

Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, moving from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. The school creates a happy and caring environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The broad curriculum fosters a love for learning, particularly in reading and mathematics, and pupils make good progress in their educational journeys. However, the school needs to address some areas related to writing skills, attendance, and presentation standards to further enhance overall performance.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit positive attitudes towards learning.
• The school provides a broad and engaging curriculum.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Strong leadership and management driving school improvements.
• Teachers are well trained in early reading programs.

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient opportunities for pupils to practice writing.
• Low expectations for handwriting and presentation of work.
• Attendance issues affecting some pupils' learning.

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 Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.5% 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 Chadsmoor Community 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 Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School had 14.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 35.4% 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, 13.0% of pupils at Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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 Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School received £7,493 and spent £8,003 for each of its 367 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,028,000 (£2,802 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). This school files a single return with the other schools in its federation, so the figures are for the whole federation.

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What is Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School have?

Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School has 146 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School cover?

Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School?

Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School is at Kingsway, Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 6EU.