Chawson First School
Wych Road, Droitwich, WR9 8BW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Nicola Peck
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 375
- Pupils on roll
- 347
- URN
- 116672
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01905773264
About this school
Chawson First School is a community primary school in Droitwich. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 347 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chawson First School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Chawson First School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 370 |
| 2023/24 | 380 |
| 2024/25 | 355 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chawson First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.7% | 29.4% | 347 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 7.8% | 23.9% | 197 | 0.4 miles |
| St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy | — | 4% | 10.9% | 436 | 0.7 miles |
| Westlands First School | — | 8.4% | 53.9% | 209 | 1.1 miles |
| Hindlip CofE First School | — | 4% | 18.7% | 92 | 2.3 miles |
| Wychbold First and Nursery School | — | 3.5% | 19.5% | 138 | 2.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.43%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.67%
- Persistent absence
- 16.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Droitwich
-
St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Droitwich Spa
-
Westlands First School1.1 miles
Primary · Droitwich
-
Hindlip CofE First School2.3 miles
Primary · Worcester
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Wychbold First and Nursery School2.8 miles
Primary · Droitwich
Other schools in Droitwich
- Cutnall Green CofE Primary School Primary
- Himbleton CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Westlands First School Primary
- Wychbold First and Nursery School Primary
- Westacre Middle School Middle deemed primary
- Gloverspiece School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Chawson First School teach?
- Chawson First School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Droitwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Chawson First School?
- The headteacher of Chawson First School is Miss Nicola Peck, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chawson First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chawson First School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Chawson First School?
- Chawson First School has 347 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Chawson First School full?
- Chawson First School has capacity for 375 pupils and 347 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chawson First School a faith school?
- No. Chawson First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chawson First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chawson First School as having nursery classes.
- What is Chawson First School's absence rate?
- Chawson First School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Chawson First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Chawson First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.