Chew Stoke Church School

Chew Stoke Church School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The institution showcases a strong commitment to fostering a nurturing environment where pupils are encouraged to be confident learners and caring individuals. There is a notable focus on inclusivity, particularly for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and parents report positive outcomes for their children. The school's curriculum is broad and ambitious, enabling pupils to excel both academically and in personal development through various extracurricular activities.

Strengths

• Pupils show enthusiasm and knowledge about their learning.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Effective early intervention for reading struggles.
• Pupils develop important life skills alongside academic success.
• Positive contribution to the school community through buddy systems.
• Engaging personal development curriculum that is age-appropriate.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers' use of assessment does not sufficiently identify and correct pupils' misconceptions.

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 Chew Stoke Church School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Chew Stoke Church 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 Chew Stoke Church School had 25.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 5.9% of pupils at Chew Stoke Church School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 Chew Stoke Church School received £6,508 and spent £6,354 for each of its 181 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £70,000 (£387 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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What is Chew Stoke Church School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chew Stoke Church School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Chew Stoke Church School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chew Stoke Church School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Chew Stoke Church School have?

Chew Stoke Church School has 185 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chew Stoke Church School cover?

Chew Stoke Church School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Chew Stoke Church School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chew Stoke Church School?

Chew Stoke Church School is at School Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Somerset, BS40 8UY.