Christ Church CofE Primary School

Inspection of a school judged good for overall effectiveness before September 2024: Christ Church CofE Primary School Tapton View Road, Stonegravels, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S41 7JU

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Inspection dates: 14 and 15 January 2025

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Outcome

Evidence gathered during this ungraded (section 8) inspection suggests that the school’s work may have improved significantly across all areas since the previous inspection. The school’s next inspection will be a graded inspection.

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Outcome

The headteacher of this school is Susan Davies-Beckett. The school is part of The Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT), which means other people in the trust also have responsibility for running the school. The trust is run by the chief executive officer, Sarah Clark, and overseen by a board of trustees, chaired by Sarah Charles.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils thrive in this kind and inclusive school. One pupil summed this up by saying: ‘We care for everybody here.’ Pupils know who to talk to if they have any worries and know that staff will help them. This gives pupils confidence to be themselves. They consider the school to be kind, welcoming and fair.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils enjoy a wide range of extra-curricular activities, many of which are run by the older pupils. The school is a beacon in the community. Because families are so well known, the school is able to ensure that potential barriers to participation are addressed so everyone is included. Many parents and carers are positive about the school and rightly so.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils have excellent behaviour and a positive learning attitude. At break and lunchtimes, they play happily together. Once back in lessons, they quickly settle and enjoy their learning and know the school’s routines well.

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What is it like to attend this school?

The school is ambitious for all pupils and adapts each pupil’s learning so that they can achieve their best. Pupils of all ages are eager to learn and apply their knowledge in a range of subjects. Pupils are taught to communicate effectively and to listen to others with care and attention. 14 and 15 January 2025

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What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

This school has a highly positive culture that focuses on enabling pupils to learn and succeed. It is deeply rooted in its community and knows its families well. Parents are very positive about the care and attention that their children receive. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are quickly identified. The school carefully plans the support that they receive to ensure that they achieve well.

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What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school’s curriculum is carefully considered to ensure it identifies what pupils need to learn. Teaching ensures that pupils develop a secure knowledge and love of reading. For example, the carefully considered content and order for the teaching of phonics, writing and mathematics helps pupils to quickly build their skills. In all of the curriculum areas, and across the early years, pupils build on their knowledge and develop their understanding. This is because the school has a consistent approach for checking pupils’ knowledge and addressing misconceptions. Pupils can recall prior learning. For example, Year 6 pupils could talk at length about how their understanding of social hierarchy had developed from history lessons in different year groups.

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What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

Pupils’ attitudes to learning are excellent and can be seen in each subject. Pupils are polite and courteous and these manners are modelled to them by the adults in the school.

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What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

Pupils’ personal development is exceptionally well considered. Pupils learn about their local community and the wider world. This helps pupils to understand about how to keep themselves safe. Pupils study different faiths and cultures and the importance of equality. The school ensures that pupils in all year groups are taught to communicate well, this starts in the early years where strong routines and expectations are established.

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What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school is diligent in identifying any areas where pupils or families need extra support. For example, the school uses a range of methods to help pupils attend regularly. Targeted support is in place to help those who find this hard to do. No stone is left unturned by the school in the effort to keep improving attendance. For example, the establishment of the ‘Pupil Welfare Group’ has had a positive impact on attendance and punctuality.

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What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

Before the school makes any changes to routines or the curriculum, it considers how these will affect pupils’ achievement. When changes happen, the school makes sure these are sustained and embedded. The local academy committee and the trustees provide strong challenge and support to check the work of the school. Staff enjoy and are proud of working in the school. They value efforts to manage their workload, which supports them to focus on high-quality teaching.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. 14 and 15 January 2025

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Background

Until September 2024, on a graded (section 5) inspection we gave schools an overall effectiveness grade, in addition to the key and provision judgements. Overall effectiveness grades given before September 2024 will continue to be visible on school inspection reports and on Ofsted’s website. From September 2024 graded inspections will not include an overall effectiveness grade. This school was, before September 2024, judged to be good for its overall effectiveness.

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Background

We have now inspected the school to determine whether it has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at that previous inspection. This is called an ungraded inspection, and it is carried out under section 8 of the Education Act 2005. We do not give graded judgements on an ungraded inspection. However, if we find evidence that a school’s work has improved significantly or that it may not be as strong as it was at the last inspection, then the next inspection will be a graded inspection. A graded inspection is carried out under section 5 of the Act. Usually this is within one to two years of the date of the ungraded inspection. If we have serious concerns about safeguarding, behaviour or the quality of education, we will deem the ungraded inspection a graded inspection immediately.

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Background

This is the second ungraded inspection since we judged the school to be good for overall effectiveness in July 2013.

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How can I feed back my views?

find out what other parents and carers think. We use information from Ofsted Parent View when deciding which schools to inspect, when to inspect them and as part of their inspection.

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How can I feed back my views?

The Department for Education has further guidance on how to complain about a school.

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Further information

You can search for published performance information about the school.

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Further information

In the report, ‘disadvantaged pupils’ is used to mean pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND); pupils who meet the definition of children in need of help and protection ; pupils receiving statutory local authority support from a social worker; and pupils who otherwise meet the criteria used for deciding the school’s pupil premium funding (this includes pupils claiming free school meals at any point in the last six years, looked after children (children in local authority care) and/or children who left care through adoption or another formal route). 14 and 15 January 2025

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School details

Date of previous inspection 18 June 2019, under section 8 of the Education Act 2005

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Information about this school

 The school is a member of the Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT).

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Information about this school

 The school does not currently use an alternative provision.

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Information about this inspection

 Inspections are a point-in-time evaluation about the quality of a school’s education provision.  This was the first routine inspection the school received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the school and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the school.  The inspector held discussions about the curriculum, visited a sample of lessons, spoke to teachers, spoke to some pupils about their learning and looked at samples of work. The inspector also heard some pupils read. 14 and 15 January 2025

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 The inspector met with the chief executive officer of DDAT and the chair and representatives from the board of trustees and the local academy committee.  To evaluate the effectiveness of safeguarding, the inspector: reviewed the single central record; took account of the views of leaders, staff and pupils; and considered the extent to which the school has created an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils’ interests first.  The inspector held discussions with the headteacher and other senior leaders about different aspects of the school’s work.  The inspector considered responses to the online survey, Ofsted Parent View, including the free-text comments.  The inspector took account of the views of staff during meetings with them and through their responses to the Ofsted staff survey. He took account of pupils’ views during discussions with them and when talking with pupils during visits to lessons and

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at other times of the day, such as during lunchtime.

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Inspection team

Ryan Brown, lead inspector Ofsted Inspector 14 and 15 January 2025

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