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Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Wemborough Road, Stanmore HA7 2EQ · whitchurchprimary.harrow.sch.uk · 020 8951 5380
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Harrow 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Harrow Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 797
- 89% of 892 places
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.5%
- First language not English
- 69%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Harrow Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 72 families put the school first and 88 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 88 | 72 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 105 | 86 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 112 | 100 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 120 | 116 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 117 | 109 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Harrow it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 42
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied