St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address The Gateway
Redstreet Village
Newcastle
Staffordshire
ST5 7AB
Phone 01782567750
Reference Number 124265

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.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 270
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.85%
Girls: 48.15%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 14.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21.4
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 15 31
2 23 15 38
3 21 27 48
4 21 19 40
5 17 16 33
6 25 17 42

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83.3%
Indian 5.6%
African 1.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.5%
Asian, Other 1.5%
White, Other 1.1%
Pakistani 1.1%
Chinese 0.7%
White & Asian 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 11 May 2023
Date Report
11 May 2023 School inspection
15 Mar 2018 Short inspection
19 Mar 2014 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
05 May 2009 Full inspection:
13 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
30 Oct 2000 Full inspection

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.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 76%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 15%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.1
Writing 0.7
Maths -3.4

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 11 3
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 4 3

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