Chaddlewood Primary School

Chaddlewood Primary School is performing well overall, with an overall effectiveness rating of good. The school promotes a positive learning environment where pupils feel safe, respected, and engaged in their education. Pupils' curiosity is encouraged, and they are proud of their achievements. While many pupils learn effectively across the curriculum and demonstrate high attendance and positive behavior, challenges persist for some students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in accessing appropriate support, leading to inconsistent progress in their learning. The school has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, maintaining a strong commitment to enhancing the quality of education provided to all students.

Strengths

• Positive relationships foster a strong sense of belonging among pupils.
• Exceptional range of extracurricular activities enriching pupils' experiences.
• Effective and well-monitored curriculum promoting knowledge retention.
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics with effective support mechanisms.
• High expectations for pupil behavior leading to outstanding attitudes.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent support for some pupils with SEND affecting their progress.
• Learning activities do not consistently deepen pupils' knowledge.

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 Chaddlewood Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.1% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Chaddlewood 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 Chaddlewood Primary School had 23.9 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, 11.2% of pupils at Chaddlewood Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% 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 Chaddlewood Primary School received £5,550 and spent £5,577 for each of its 380 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £536,000 (£1,411 per pupil).

Across all 31 schools of Westcountry Schools Trust, income was £7,571 and spending £7,467 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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All schools in Plymouth · Plymouth local authority: places and applications

Chaddlewood Primary School is part of Westcountry Schools Trust, which runs 31 schools. The nearest others:

• Glen Park Primary School Plymouth
• Plympton St Maurice Primary School Plymouth
• Boringdon Primary School Plymouth
• Hele's School Plymouth
• Woodford Primary School Plymouth
• Sherford Vale School & Nursery Sherford
• Morley Meadow Primary School Plymouth
• Plymstock School Plymouth
• Coombe Dean School Plymouth
• Austin Farm Academy Plymouth

What is Chaddlewood Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chaddlewood Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Chaddlewood Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chaddlewood Primary School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Chaddlewood Primary School have?

Chaddlewood Primary School has 383 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chaddlewood Primary School cover?

Chaddlewood Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Chaddlewood Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chaddlewood Primary School?

Chaddlewood Primary School is at Hemerdon Heights, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 2EU.