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Whittonstall First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–9 · Academy
Whittonstall, Consett DH8 9JN · whfs.cheviotlt.co.uk · 01207 560325
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 67
- 12 over 55 places · 122%
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.2%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 7 families put the school first and 7 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 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 16 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 13 | 14 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Ofsted
Whittonstall First School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122235), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122235)
Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122235)
Dec 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122235)
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 34
- 45% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 9% who had a child bullied