Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School is a primary school located in Oswestry. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/10/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Station Road, Oswestry

School Information

Address: Station Road, Oswestry, SY11 4DA
Website: www.whittingtonschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01691662269
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Shropshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Carl Rogers
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123549

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 221
Number of Boys: 110
Number of Girls: 111

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 5.3 Confidence interval 3.1 to 7.5
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.6
Maths
N/A: 2 Confidence interval 0 to 3.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School
Station Road , Whittington SY11 4DA 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Meadows Primary School
Harlech Road , SY11 2EA 		3out of 4 2,746 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery
Middleton Road , SY11 2LF 		2out of 4 3,279 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Derwen College
Whittington Road , Gobowen SY11 3JA 		- not rated 2,855 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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