Whittington Primary and Nursery School

Common Lane, Whittington, Lichfield, WS14 9LG

Local ranking161st of 289 primary schools in Staffordshire

Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

336

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Whittington Primary School (URN 124140) since 1 November 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Strong standard
Early years: Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 83.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 9.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 87.0%
Writing (Expected): 87.0%
Maths (Expected): 87.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 83.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 109.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 109.0
Cohort Size: 46

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 323
Boys: 168 (52%)
Girls: 155 (48%)
Capacity: 336 (96% full)
SEND: 9.3%
FSM Eligible: 4.7%
EAL: 2.2%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.8%
SEN Support: 6.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 24.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 13.3
Budget per Pupil: £6,628/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 4.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 6.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 89.4%
White Other: 2.5%
Mixed Other: 2.5%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%
Asian Indian: 0.9%
Asian Other: 0.9%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
White Irish: 0.3%

89.4%

White British

2.5%

White Other

2.5%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01543432487

headteacher@whittington.staffs.sch.uk

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Common Lane

Lichfield, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 149421
UKPRN: 10091403
Establishment No.: 2309
Trust: JOHN TAYLOR MAT

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