Henry Chadwick Primary School

Henry Chadwick Primary School has demonstrated a strong overall performance during its first inspection, being graded as good across all key areas. The school is characterized by a supportive and friendly environment where pupils feel safe and valued. A focus on personal development and a broad curriculum has resulted in both academic success and the cultivation of valuable life skills among students, including resilience and teamwork through diverse extracurricular activities. The school's leadership fosters a culture of ambition and positivity, contributing to high levels of attendance and engagement.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well both academically and personally.
• Strong focus on the development of reading and vocabulary.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND allows them to learn confidently alongside their peers.
• Staff are dedicated and receive good support and training from leaders.
• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes and good behaviour.
• Extensive opportunities for extracurricular activities enhance pupils' experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment systems in some foundation subjects are underdeveloped.
• Governors lack sufficient information to robustly challenge the school on pupil achievement.

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 Henry Chadwick Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.2% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Henry Chadwick 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 Henry Chadwick Primary School had 18.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 30.3% 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, 13.5% of pupils at Henry Chadwick Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% 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 Henry Chadwick Primary School received £7,243 and spent £7,837 for each of its 107 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £142,000 (£1,330 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Primitas Learning Partnership, income was £8,430 and spending £8,235 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 Rugeley · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

Henry Chadwick Primary School is part of Primitas Learning Partnership, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• The Friary School Lichfield
• Holly Grove Primary Academy Burntwood
• Highfields Primary Academy Burntwood
• Queen's Croft High School Lichfield
• Ridgeway Primary Academy Burntwood
• Erasmus Darwin Academy Burntwood

What is Henry Chadwick Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Henry Chadwick Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Henry Chadwick Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Henry Chadwick Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Henry Chadwick Primary School have?

Henry Chadwick Primary School has 104 pupils on roll.

What age range does Henry Chadwick Primary School cover?

Henry Chadwick Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Henry Chadwick Primary School?

Henry Chadwick Primary School is at School Lane, Hill Ridware, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 3QN.