Welcome to the Chilcote School website
Celebrating, developing, affirming every child
Article 28: Right to Education Article 29: Goals of Education
Speaking on behalf of all staff and the Governing Board, I would like to welcome you to our wonderful school; our Chilcote family.
The academic year 2025-2026 saw multiple successes of which we are proud. We are delighted to have been able to continue to provide what we believe to be an excellent balance between aiming for and attaining high academic standards, whilst enhancing pupils’ personal development enabled by our ‘family’ ethos and our extra-curricular and residential opportunities.
Following the full implementation of our recently revised research-based Teaching and Learning policy in Autumn 2025, we are looking forward to seeing how an additional year of embedding will positively impact the quality of our teaching but also outcomes for all pupils – our core purpose.
External evaluations of different aspects of our provision have endorsed our view that we provide a good quality education and experience for our pupils. OFSTED (June 2025) specifically reported the following:
“Pupils love attending Chilcote Primary School. They are happy and well cared for here. They know that there are trusted adults they can go to if they are worried or concerned. The school’s values permeate all that the school does. Pupils develop a deep understanding of ‘respect, inclusion and togetherness’. Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary. They build incredibly positive relationships with one another and with staff. Pupils listen attentively and show high levels of respect. There are no distractions to learning. The school has very high aspirations for pupils’ achievement. Pupils work diligently to rise to these aspirations. They achieve exceptionally high standards in some subjects, including reading, writing and mathematics, by the time they leave the school. They are well equipped for their future learning.”
Never a school to rest on its laurels, we know there is always room for improvement. Inspectors affirmed that “The school has a strong vision and culture for ongoing improvement”. Our dynamic team of Teaching and Support staff has the knowledge, skills, expertise and motivation to do just that. For anyone seeking a place in this amazing school, I can confidently say that, should you join us, your experience will be a positive one. My 11 years as Headteacher have been that and more.
Our provision is underpinned by our vision ‘Celebrating, developing and affirming every child’. You are invited to come and see this for yourselves. I eagerly await all applications or expressions of interest.
Debbie Doherty
Headteacher
