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Chawson First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–9 · Community school
Wych Road, Droitwich WR9 8BW · chawson.worcs.sch.uk · 01905 773264
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Worcestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 347
- 93% of 375 places
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.5%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Worcestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 60 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 83 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 78 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Chawson First School on 26 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 57
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (28%) with SEND