Chasetown Community School
Chasetown Community School is a council special school in Burntwood for boys and girls aged 7 to 13. It has 81 pupils and room for 84. About 58 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Church Street, Chasetown, Burntwood, WS7 3QL01543 686315chasetowncommunity.staffs.sch.ukDr Linda James headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 24 June 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2023 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
24 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 24 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 14 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 66% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 95.0 | 97.0 | 96.0 | 92.0 | 89.0 | 87.0 | 105.8 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 87.0 | 90.0 | 87.0 | 90.0 | 88.0 | 90.0 | 104.8 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 91.0 | 92.0 | 92.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 88.0 | 105.8 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 21% | 25% | 10% | 32% | 12% | 7% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 0% | 4% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 0% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -7.3 | -9.1 | -11.0 | -7.8 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -10.9 | -9.9 | -10.7 | -7.7 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | – | 0% | – | 0% | – | – | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | – | 0% | – | 0% | – | – | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Staffordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, social, emotional and mental health.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Staffordshire with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (60), Autistic spectrum disorder (13), language and communications needs (4), Other difficulty or disability (2), Severe learning difficulty (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 81 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 58% | 58% | 63% | 58% | 55% | 41% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 99% | 98% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 84.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 15.3% | 16.1% | 13.5% | 16.4% | 12.3% | 9.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 9.7% | 9.4% | 10.6% | 13.8% | 8.1% | 7.2% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 5.6% | 6.7% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 2.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 38.2% | 49.4% | 46.7% | 59.5% | 36.5% | 26.8% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erasmus Darwin Academy | Academy | 270 m | 1,112 | Good 2023 | 61 | Compare |
| St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School | Academy | 520 m | 225 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Ridgeway Primary Academy | Academy | 940 m | 608 | No overall grade 2024 | 53 | Compare |
| Springhill Primary Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 211 | Not inspected | 16 | Compare |
| Chase Terrace Primary School | Foundation | 0.9 miles | 221 | Not inspected | 21 | Compare |
| Chase Terrace Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 1,172 | No overall grade 2025 | 27 | Compare |
| Watling Street Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 235 | Good 2022 | 29 | Compare |
| Brownhills Ormiston Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 778 | Not inspected | 34 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Chasetown Community School a good school?
Chasetown Community School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in June 2025.
What is Chasetown Community School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chasetown Community School not judged at its last full inspection on 24 June 2025.
How good are Chasetown Community School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 0% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Chasetown Community School have?
81 pupils aged 7 to 13 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 84 places, so it is 96% full.
What is attendance like at Chasetown Community School?
Pupils were in school 84.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 38% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Chasetown Community School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Chasetown Community School have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Church Street, Chasetown, Burntwood, WS7 3QL
- Telephone
- 01543 686315
- Website
- www.chasetowncommunity.staffs.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Dr Linda James
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Council special school (Community special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Chasetown
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2001
- URN
- 132731 · LAESTAB 8607000 · UKPRN 10028352
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.