Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School
This school
Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School
Partner infant school
Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School
Nursery to Year 2 · 570 m away from Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School
Both schools are in The Federation of Chadsmoor Infant and Junior Schools, so one governing body runs them.
View schoolEvery child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 14 February 2023
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 66% | 63% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 83% | 75% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 39% | 31% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 107 | 106 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
77%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
35 responses up to 1 January 2024 · 16% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
83% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
94% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
94% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
59% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
66% agreeChadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School's last overall grade from Ofsted was Good, on 9 October 2012. Ofsted inspected it again on 14 February 2023 without giving a new overall grade.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. As a Church of England school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
No. Distance only counts when Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Staffordshire, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School had 225 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 240. It is a mixed school.