Chaucer School has been on an incredible journey of improvement, constantly striving towards first-class outcomes at all levels for students. From an OFSTED Special Measures judgement in 2021-22 which criticised many aspects of the school, we now have a school where the corridors are calm, lessons are well planned and purposeful, and a personal development plan to be proud of. Our OFSTED monitoring visits in March 2023, October 2023 and March 2024 all described the transformational journey the school was on. We had a full OFSTED reinspection in February 2025 which allowed us to showcase the massively improved features of our school, and were taken out of Special Measures. Inspectors were extremely complimentary about the distance we have travelled as a school since the time of the Inadequate judgement, with many areas highlighted positively in the report. The Chaucer Way, behaviour, the curriculum, support for SEND, support for reading, personal development and careers, and improvements with attendance, were all praised as particular areas of improvement that had been prioritised by leaders. We are now graded as 'Requires Improvement' in all areas, which we feel is a fair reflection of OFSTED's criteria. 

Of course, this is only 'step one' in our improvement journey for the school. We believe that not only are the foundations in place, but the cornerstones, walls and ceilings are now in place to build Chaucer School’s first class service to the students, families and community we support. We are growing a legacy of respect, responsibility and kindness that spreads across our community as our young people move through each stage of their lives.

School improvement comes from a culture of reflection, both inward and outward looking; from a relentless drive to first-class outcomes at all levels; from an embedded system of seeking and listening to stakeholder voices. We seek and value honest and developmental critique from external partners to help us develop quickly as a school for the students who are with us now, and for the future. Chaucer School is currently a member of INOVA Multi-Academy Trust (previously Tapton School Academy Trust), and we work collaboratively with them on our journey of improvement. 

We’re proud to work collaboratively with the many agencies and authorities within Sheffield that support the community in all aspects of our students’ lives, as well as working with national organisations such as Teach First and the DFE Behaviour Hubs to help grow and continually improve our school. We're proud to be a DFE Behaviour Hubs Graduate School this year. We also work in direct partnership with a range of sixth form and college providers, including Longley Park and Sheffield College, giving excellent opportunities for progression into post-16 learning, and are proud of the increasing levels of aspiration from our students to build successful lives and fulfil their dreams.