Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School

Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School is a welcoming, inclusive primary where pupils feel happy, safe and well supported. Inspectors found calm and orderly behaviour, strong relationships and a broad, ambitious curriculum that helps pupils achieve well. There is effective pastoral support, strong SEND provision including a specially resourced autism provision, and highly effective governance. The school was last inspected before the pandemic and has a headteacher appointed in September 2023; this inspection judged all key areas good and safeguarding effective. Leaders have prioritised reading and vocabulary, and pupils benefit from a wide range of trips, outdoor learning and sporting opportunities. Staff know pupils well, attendance is typically high, and staff value leaders’ consideration of workload and professional development. The specially resourced provision was praised for tailored support and caring relationships. However, assessment is not consistently precise enough to identify and close gaps in pupils’ knowledge in some subjects. Phonics delivery is not yet consistently strong because some staff are still developing expertise, so some pupils do not learn to read as quickly as they could. In early years, some independent activities do not sufficiently extend children’s learning and preparation for Year 1.

Strengths

• Welcoming and inclusive culture where pupils feel happy and safe
• Calm, orderly and purposeful environment with respectful pupil behaviour
• Broad and ambitious curriculum with high expectations for pupils
• Strong focus on spoken language and vocabulary development
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, including tailored support in the specially resourced provision
• Prioritised reading with a new library and close progress checking
• Positive early years start with strong relationships and engaged children
• Well-considered personal development and extensive pastoral support
• Highly effective governance that challenges and supports the school
• Staff feel leaders consider their workload and well-being
• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• Enriching trips, visitors, outdoor learning and sporting opportunities

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment checks lack precision in some subjects, so gaps in pupils’ knowledge are not always addressed quickly enough
• Phonics delivery is not consistently strong because some staff are still developing expertise, so some pupils do not learn to read as quickly as they could
• Some early years independent activities do not sufficiently extend children’s learning or prepare them for Year 1

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 Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.6% 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, 2.0% of pupils at Chaddesley Corbett Endowed 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 Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.9% 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, 16.9% of pupils at Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 4 pupils.

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 Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School received £8,570 and spent £8,199 for each of its 249 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £141,000 (£565 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 Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School have?

Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School has 249 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School cover?

Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School?

Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School is at Nethercroft Meadow, Lower Chaddesley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 4QN.