Chasetown Community School
Church Street, Chasetown, Burntwood, WS7 3QL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 7 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Dr Linda James
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 81
- URN
- 132731
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543686315
About this school
Chasetown Community School is a community special school in Burntwood. It teaches children aged 7 to 13 and has 81 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chasetown Community School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 28 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 10% | 25% | 21% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 96.0 | 97.0 | 95.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 87.0 | 90.0 | 87.0 |
| Reading progress | -7.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -10.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chasetown Community 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 83 |
| 2024/25 | 84 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.48%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 15.29%
- Persistent absence
- 38.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakwood School3.0 miles
Academies · Walsall
-
Maple Hayes Hall School3.5 miles
Special schools · Lichfield
-
Great Oaks College4.1 miles
Special schools · Cannock
-
Hednesford Valley High School4.2 miles
Special schools · Hednesford
-
Sherbrook Primary School4.2 miles
Academies · Cannock
Other schools in Burntwood
- Boney Hay Primary Academy Primary
- Chase Terrace Primary School Primary
- Fulfen Primary School Primary
- Highfields Primary Academy Primary
- Holly Grove Primary Academy Primary
- Ridgeway Primary Academy Primary
- Springhill Primary Academy Primary
- St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School Primary
- Chase Terrace Academy Secondary
- Erasmus Darwin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Chasetown Community School teach?
- Chasetown Community School teaches children aged 7 to 13. It is a special school in Burntwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Chasetown Community School?
- The headteacher of Chasetown Community School is Dr Linda James, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chasetown Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chasetown Community 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 Chasetown Community School?
- Chasetown Community School has 81 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 13.
- Is Chasetown Community School full?
- Chasetown Community School has capacity for 84 pupils and 81 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chasetown Community School a faith school?
- No. Chasetown Community School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Chasetown Community School have?
- The schools register lists Chasetown Community School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Chasetown Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Chasetown Community School's absence rate?
- Chasetown Community School's overall absence rate is 15.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chasetown Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chasetown Community School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.