Chapelford Village Primary School

Chapelford Village Primary School is a happy and inclusive school where pupils feel safe and valued. Inspectors found strong practice in attendance and behaviour, early years, inclusion, and personal development and wellbeing, with pupils achieving highly in reading, writing and mathematics and attendance rates well above national averages. Safeguarding standards are met. However, the quality of education is not yet consistent across all subjects. In subjects beyond English and mathematics, curriculum design and assessment are less well developed, meaning some pupils do not build a deep body of knowledge across the whole curriculum. Leaders, governors and trustees have a shared commitment to improvement, but governance oversight of the wider curriculum is not yet robust enough. The school is part of the Omega multi-academy trust and is much larger than the average primary school. This inspection identified the next steps of ensuring consistent curriculum delivery in all subjects, strengthening assessment across the curriculum, and improving governance accountability for the full curriculum offer.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve exceptionally well in reading, writing and mathematics, with outcomes consistently above national averages
• Attendance is very strong, with absence rates well below national averages, including for disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs
• Early years provision gives children a flying start through a well-designed curriculum and expert teaching
• Leaders have an unwavering commitment to inclusion, ensuring pupils with SEND and those new to English are well supported
• Pupils have extremely positive attitudes to learning and behaviour is consistently good
• Personal development is meticulously planned, offering a wide range of clubs, visits and responsibilities
• Safeguarding standards are met, and pupils feel safe and well cared for
• Staff are proud to work at the school and feel well supported by leaders and the trust

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum design and teaching are less well developed in some subjects beyond English and mathematics, limiting pupils' depth of knowledge
• Assessment systems in subjects other than English and mathematics are not as well developed, so misconceptions may not be addressed effectively
• Governors and trustees do not hold leaders robustly enough to account for all aspects of the curriculum
• Some pupils struggle to connect prior knowledge with current learning in a few subjects, hindering progress

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 Chapelford Village Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.2% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Chapelford Village 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 Chapelford Village Primary School had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.3% 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, 11.9% of pupils at Chapelford Village Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 2023–24 Chapelford Village Primary School received £4,501 and spent £6,310 for each of its 621 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £298,000 (£479 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Omega Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,073 and spending £7,262 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 Warrington · Warrington local authority: places and applications

Chapelford Village Primary School is part of Omega Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Westbrook Old Hall Primary School Warrington
• Park Road Community Primary School Warrington
• Great Sankey High School Warrington
• Burtonwood Community Primary School Warrington
• Bradshaw Primary School Warrington
• Alsop High School Liverpool

What is Chapelford Village Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chapelford Village Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Chapelford Village Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chapelford Village Primary School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Chapelford Village Primary School have?

Chapelford Village Primary School has 638 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chapelford Village Primary School cover?

Chapelford Village Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chapelford Village Primary School?

Chapelford Village Primary School is at Santa Rosa Boulevard, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 3AL.