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Whitchurch Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
22 Bristol Road, Whitchurch, Bristol BS14 0PT · whitchurchprimary.co.uk · 01275 833593
On the mapSearch near BS14 0PT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bath and North East Somerset 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 231
- 73% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 23.4%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 45 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 | 45 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 26 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109073)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Whitchurch Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 109073), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109073)
Jan 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109073)
Jan 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109073)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 66
- 29% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (20%) with SEND