Whittington CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Worcester. 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 15/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Whittington, Worcester, WR5 2QZ
Website: http://www.whittington.worcs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01905354844
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Worcestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Gary Richards
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116856

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 208
Number of Boys: 106
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.4 to 4.9
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.1
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1.5 to 5.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:90%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whittington CofE Primary School
Whittington , WR5 2QZ
2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Nunnery Wood Primary School
Prestwich Avenue , WR5 1QE
3out of 4 1,754 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Red Hill CofE Primary School
Midhurst Close , WR5 2HX
3out of 4 2,071 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Cherry Orchard Primary School
Timberdine Close , WR5 2DD
- not rated 2,268 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School
St Albans Close , WR5 1PP
3out of 4 2,611 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nunnery Wood High School
Spetchley Road , WR5 2LT
3out of 4 1,467 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Timberdine Avenue , WR5 2XD
3out of 4 2,386 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Worcester Sixth Form College
Spetchley Road , WR5 2LU
- not rated 1,386 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New College Worcester (NMSS)
Whittington Road , WR5 2JX
3out of 4 997 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Norton College
Woodbury Lane , WR5 2BA
- not rated 2,407 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abigail's Place
St Ann's, Worcester Road , Spetchley WR5 1RS
- not rated 2,656 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fort Royal
Wyld's Lane , WR5 1DR
3out of 4 2,766 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Newbridge School
Midland Road , WR5 1DS
- not rated 2,951 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.