Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School

About Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School

Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School is a state primary in the Staffordshire local authority, sitting within the Cannock Chase borough. Among the 23 primary schools in its immediate LA area, it ranks 10th, placing it comfortably in the top half locally. Its closest top-performing peers in the authority are St John's Catholic Primary School, Needwood CofE Primary School, and Woodseaves CE Primary Academy, each of which achieved the maximum ranking score. Chadsmoor is a Church of England school for mixed-gender pupils aged 7 to 11, with headteacher Clare Lucas currently leading a roll of 225 children against a capacity of 240. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in 2023, confirmed that it remains Good, a notable improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2012, when it was rated Requires Improvement. Leadership and management were also judged Good in that earlier graded inspection, suggesting steady progress under consistent leadership.

In the 2023/24 academic year, Chadsmoor's Key Stage 2 results show 63% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined. This is just below the Staffordshire LA average of 65%, but the school's individual subject scores are stronger: 81% met the expected standard in maths, 72% in reading, and 78% in writing. The average scaled scores were 104 in maths and 105 in reading, both slightly above the national benchmark of 100. However, the proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects is low at 4%, with writing particularly challenging at just 6% achieving the higher threshold. Nationally, the school ranks 6,755 out of 13,686 primaries, placing it in the 49th percentile. In the West Midlands region, it sits at 661 out of 1,378 schools. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including music rooms, art studios, a gymnasium, playing fields, a forest school, a sensory room, and a chapel. Sports provision covers gymnastics, football, netball, dance, and cricket, while extracurricular clubs include science, art, and book clubs. SEND provision is extensive, with support identified for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. With 44.9% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with above-average disadvantage. It is oversubscribed at 225 pupils against a 240 capacity, suggesting steady local demand. This school will suit families looking for a Good-rated, church-affiliated junior school with strong SEND support and a wide range of enrichment activities, set within a mid-ranking LA context.

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