Primary school

Whitchurch CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Herefordshire
  • HR9 6DA
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Mar 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,844 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 73%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 9%9%2016/17: top 10%2017/18: top 36%2018/19: top 15%2022/23: top 32%2023/24: top 74%2024/25: top 73%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM55% · West Midlands 65%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM10% · West Midlands 7%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 78% · 18 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 82% · 17 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 72% · 18 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 81% · 16 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 68% · 19 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 52% · 23 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 55% · 20 pupils · West Midlands 65%82%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 22% · 18 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 35% · 17 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 33% · 18 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 19% · 16 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 21% · 19 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 9% · 23 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 10% · 20 pupils · West Midlands 7%35%9%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 112 · 17 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 108 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 107 · 16 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 106 · 19 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 107 · 23 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 103 · 20 pupils · West Midlands 105112103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 108 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 110 · 17 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 110 · 16 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 105 · 19 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 104 · 23 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 104 · 20 pupils · West Midlands 105110104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 81.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd90
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Good
  2. 2012Outstanding
  3. 2025Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026127
Free school meals (past 6 years)3.8%
First language not English4.5%
SEN support7.6%
EHC plan0.8%
Absence (sessions missed)3.1%
Persistently absent pupils1.7%

Girls 56.8%Boys 43.2%

66.8% full · 190 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 42 responses (31.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school95.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school92.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved85.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 61.9% not applicable50% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year97.6% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 28.6% not applicable63.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child90.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school90.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing90.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school85.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school92.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development85.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent78.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.8
Pupils per adult8.4
  • Classroom teachers 5.6
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 6
  • Other support 2.3

Teachers 8.6 FTE · Whole workforce 16.9 · 22 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,000
Spend per pupil£10,105
Staff spend per pupil£8,636
Reserve per pupil£677
  • +£85,958revenue reserve
  • −£13,405in-year balance

Grants £8,685 · self-generated £1,322 · premises £230 per pupil