Chase View Community Primary School, Rugeley

Ofsted's report card from its 7 July 2026 inspection grades Chase View Community Primary School on 7 areas: 2 expected standard and 5 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders recognise the importance of good attendance and work well to maintain a culture of high expectations for school attendance."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders know their school community well."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Leaders track the achievement of all pupils."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The teaching of reading and writing does not enable pupils to build on basic knowledge and skills well enough."

Early years - Needs attention. "Staff prioritise warm relationships with children."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Leaders demonstrate an awareness of the school's strengths and areas for development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and governors should develop and implement school development actions that are precisely focused on the key priorities to bring about rapid improvements across the school, especially in the early years and curriculum and teaching, to enable all pupils to achieve their full potential"; "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum and learning activities in the early years are precisely matched to children's abilities and ensure that it is delivered through consistently high-quality interactions"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently identify and address mistakes and gaps in pupils' reading, writing and mathematics learning"; "Leaders should ensure that all staff have consistently high expectations of what pupils can achieve in foundational knowledge and skills and deliver work that is appropriately challenging for their stage of learning"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are accurately identified and that all staff understand the adaptations needed to enable them to access the curriculum".

In its own words: "Mr Minott, Headteacher. We aim to make learning interesting. Chase View sees itself as at the heart of the Pear Tree Community and offers the foundations of an excellent education for life, enabling all to develop as independent, confident, effective and responsible learners through the provision of an enriched and enjoyable curriculum."

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Chase View Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 55% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 77% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Chase View Community Primary School as their first choice and 37 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Chase View Community Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles); Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 63% reading, 59% maths); Churchfield CofE Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 69% reading, 63% maths); and Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School (1 mile, Good, 74% reading, 76% maths).

Chase View Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

63.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 54 pupils (29.2%) received SEN support and 9 (4.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Chase View Community Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Rugeley Town Rail Station, about 750 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Birch Tree Lane (opposite), 110 metres away.

Chase View Community Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Chase View Community Primary School are The Hart School (0.9 miles) and Rugeley John Taylor (1.2 miles).