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Whittington Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Common Lane, Whittington, Lichfield WS14 9LG · whittington-school.co.uk · 01543 432487
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 334
- 99% of 336 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 5.1%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- John Taylor Mat
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 44 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 | 44 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 37 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 39 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124140)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Whittington Primary and Nursery School on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (102 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Positive
- 86%
- Replies
- 102
- 32% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on 18 parents (18%) whose child was bullied
based on 24 parents (24%) with SEND