John Wheeldon Primary Academy is a primary school located in Stafford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 24/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Corporation Street, Stafford

School Information

Address: Corporation Street, Stafford, ST16 3LX
Website: www.johnwheeldon.staffs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01785594444
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Sutton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141186

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 515
Number of Pupils: 517
Number of Boys: 262
Number of Girls: 255

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.2 to 1.7
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4John Wheeldon Primary Academy
Corporation Street, ST16 3LX 		0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School & Nursery, Marston Road ST16 3BT 		330 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Tillington Manor Primary School
Young Avenue, ST16 1PW 		1,465 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Garden Street, ST17 4BT 		1,607 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St John's CofE Primary Academy
Weston Road, ST16 3RZ 		1,632 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Sir Graham Balfour High School
North Avenue, ST16 1NR 		1,882 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Rowley Avenue, ST17 9AB 		1,889 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4King Edward VI High School
Westway, ST17 9YJ 		2,547 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Weston Road Academy
Blackheath Lane, ST18 0YG 		2,837 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
1a Bailey Street, ST17 4BG 		1,440 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Greenhall Nursery
Second Avenue, Holmcroft ST16 1PS 		2,210 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Marshlands School
Second Avenue, Tillington ST16 1PS 		2,215 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedStaffordshire University
Stafford Campus, Beaconside ST18 0AD 		2,238 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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