Chilwell Croft Academy

Chilwell Croft Academy continues to perform well as a good school, following its last inspection in January 2019. The school fosters an inclusive environment where students feel accepted and encouraged to achieve their best. With a strong emphasis on high expectations and a broad curriculum, pupils have positive learning experiences and receive effective support, especially in early reading. However, there are areas for improvement, notably in writing fluency and the consistency of curriculum delivery in foundation subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils feel accepted and valued in a positive learning environment.
• High expectations for pupil achievement encourage enthusiasm for learning.
• Strong emphasis on early language and reading for pupils who speak English as an additional language.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Well-designed personal development curriculum that prepares pupils for life in modern Britain.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent monitoring of curriculum delivery in foundation subjects.
• Teachers do not always check pupils' understanding effectively.
• Historic gaps in writing curriculum affect pupils' fluency.

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 Chilwell Croft Academy attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.1% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Chilwell Croft Academy 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 Chilwell Croft Academy had 16.3 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, 21.5% of pupils at Chilwell Croft Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% 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 2024–25 Chilwell Croft Academy received £7,752 and spent £7,668 for each of its 400 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £925,000 (£2,311 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Equitas Academies Trust, income was £8,499 and spending £8,616 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Chilwell Croft Academy is part of Equitas Academies Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Aston Manor Academy Birmingham

What is Chilwell Croft Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chilwell Croft Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Chilwell Croft Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Chilwell Croft Academy was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Chilwell Croft Academy have?

Chilwell Croft Academy has 362 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chilwell Croft Academy cover?

Chilwell Croft Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Chilwell Croft Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chilwell Croft Academy?

Chilwell Croft Academy is at Chilwell Croft, Newtown, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 2QH.