Whittington Primary School is a primary school located in Lichfield. 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 17/10/2014. 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 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Common Lane, Lichfield, WS14 9LG
Website: www.whittington-school.co.uk/
Telephone: 01543432487
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs N Leeson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124140

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 331
Number of Pupils: 306
Number of Boys: 153
Number of Girls: 153

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.5 to 0.4
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.3
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whittington Primary School
Common Lane , Whittington WS14 9LG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.