Chase Terrace Primary School

Chase Terrace Primary School has effectively maintained the standards identified in its previous inspection, showcasing a positive environment where staff prioritize the needs of their pupils. The strong relationships fostered between teachers and students help create a safe and supportive atmosphere. The school has made notable improvements across the curriculum, leading to strong achievements in reading, writing, and mathematics, and has shown particular effectiveness in supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). With a committed staff and a clear focus on continuous improvement, the school is well-placed for future success.

Strengths

• Strong and warm relationships between staff and pupils.
• High standards in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Effective phonics teaching that ensures early literacy success.
• Well-planned curriculum that interlinks subjects meaningfully.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND.
• Positive behavior and respect among pupils.
• Engaging lessons that foster keen interest in learning.
• Involvement of pupils in leadership roles and community experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils are regularly absent for long periods, affecting their learning.
• Inconsistent record-keeping of contact with external safeguarding agencies.

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 Chase Terrace Primary School attended 92.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.6% 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, 1.3% of pupils at Chase Terrace Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 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 Chase Terrace Primary School had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.4% 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, 18.6% of pupils at Chase Terrace Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Chase Terrace Primary School received £7,677 and spent £8,174 for each of its 220 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £348,000 (£1,584 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 Chase Terrace Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chase Terrace Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Chase Terrace Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chase Terrace Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Chase Terrace Primary School have?

Chase Terrace Primary School has 221 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chase Terrace Primary School cover?

Chase Terrace Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Chase Terrace Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chase Terrace Primary School?

Chase Terrace Primary School is at Rugeley Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1AH.