Chilmington Green School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 6 May 2026

Pupils value their time at Chilmington Green. Their attendance at school is consistently high. Pupils know that this will help them to thrive. Pupils have a love for learning. They demonstrate this in their high levels of concentration and commitment towards their studies. Classrooms are focused and purposeful. Pupils’ positive attitudes continue outside the classroom. They are polite and courteous to all. Breaktimes are calm and pupils chat happily together. Pupils behave very well. They feel that bullying is very rare. Pupils know that trusted adults will deal with any concerns they have. This helps them to feel happy and safe in school. Pupils achieve well. They produce high-quality work in their books. They discuss this excitedly with teachers and peers. In many subjects, they can explain their detailed knowledge very clearly. In a small number of subjects, pupils' knowledge is more varied, but this is improving rapidly. Pupils develop the skills and knowledge they need. This helps them to be well prepared for their move into key stage 4. Pupils also have a clear understanding of their steps beyond school due to the high-quality careers education they receive. The school encourages pupils to be highly ambitious about their next steps. Pupils develop a rich array of skills and talents beyond the classroom. Every pupil benefits from the school’s carefully designed pupils’ charter. This helps pupils to enjoy a variety of activities. For example, pupils can appear in a school performance or contribute to the local community by designing fundraising events. Staff adapt activities carefully in order to remove any barriers to pupils' participation. Pupils enjoy these opportunities. The vast majority participate in the wide range of possibilities that the school offers.

What the school should improve

• Leaders should ensure that their improvements to the quality of the curriculum and teaching lead to achievement for pupils in each year group that is consistently strong in all subjects, including for pupils who are disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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