St Chad's CofE (VC) First School
About St Chad's CofE (VC) First School
Parents considering St Chad’s CofE First School will find a school that local families clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 36 applications for just 23 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1. 57. Of those, 21 were first-preference applications, and all 21 first-preference families were offered a place. That means every parent who put St Chad’s as their top choice got in, but the overall demand still outstrips supply by more than half. The school is small — just 110 pupils against a capacity of 150 — so it’s not bursting at the seams, but the pattern suggests a reputation that draws families from the local area. There’s no parent-view survey data available here, so we can’t quote a recommend percentage, but the oversubscription figures alone tell you this is a school that local parents are actively choosing.
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The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
30 Nov 2021Latest monitoring visit (30 Nov 2021): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 16 Jan 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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