St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School

St Chad’s Church of England Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance overall, maintaining a positive and inclusive learning environment that is well-regarded by both pupils and parents. The school's motto, 'Growing hearts and minds,' encapsulates its commitment to fostering a supportive community where pupils are encouraged to achieve their potential. Parents have noted significant improvements in leadership over the past two years, indicating that the school is taking continuous steps towards enhancing educational quality. While the school excels in several areas, such as strong relationships and effective phonics teaching, there are emerging concerns regarding the recently revised curriculums in some subjects, which have not yet allowed pupils to develop as deeply as they could. Additionally, the recent changes in governance have led to a need for better understanding among governors regarding the curriculum's impact, which may affect their ability to hold leadership accountable adequately.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a warm and welcoming school environment.
• Strong relationships exist between staff and pupils.
• High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Effective phonics program helps most pupils become fluent readers by Year 3.
• Broad and balanced curriculum that prepares pupils well for next steps.
• Strong personal development with a focus on kindness, hope, forgiveness, and community.

Areas for Improvement

• Some recently revised subject curriculums are less secure.
• Governance changes have led to a lack of detailed understanding about curriculum effectiveness.

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 Chad's CofE (C) Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.9% 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, 1.5% of pupils at St Chad's CofE (C) 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 St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.7% 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 St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% 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 St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School received £6,673 and spent £6,922 for each of its 274 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £21,000 (-£76 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 Chad's CofE (C) Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School have?

St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School has 274 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School cover?

St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School?

St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School is at The Gateway, Redstreet Village, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 7AB.