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Whitechapel Church of England Primary School

Primary · Cleckheaton · BD19 6HR

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 26 April 2023

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At a glance

419 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
12.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.whitechapelcofeprimary.org.uk
URN
136511

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 57 families named it first for 60 Reception places, 0.95 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 3375.68 m (≈2.10 mi); distance decided places in 6 of the 8 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2019 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 26 April 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.95 first-choice applications per place

60 places offered · 57 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 3375.68 m (≈2.10 mi) for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 3375.68 m (≈2.10 mi)

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

59 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
69%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school69%
Median of its 12 closest peers69.5%
Kirklees average61.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Wentworth Primary SchoolMaldon · 171 miles awayGood67%
Oughtibridge Primary SchoolSheffield · 22 miles awayOutstanding84%
St John's CofE Primary SchoolRadstock · 172 miles awayGood73%
Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolPreston · 41 miles awayGood68%
Desford Community Primary SchoolLeicester · 79 miles awayGood71%
St Peter's Bratton Church of England AcademyTelford · 78 miles awayNeeds attention66%
Manorfield Church of England Primary SchoolLeicester · 84 miles awayGood66%
Earls Colne Primary School and NurseryColchester · 161 miles awayGood54%
Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool · 53 miles awayNeeds attention77%
Burbage Junior SchoolHinckley · 84 miles awayGood71%
The Avenue Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough · 59 miles awayGood73%
Ursuline Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool · 57 miles awayGood56%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 83% (Kirklees 52%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Kirklees 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Kirklees 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 2% (Kirklees 3%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 2% (Kirklees 6%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Kirklees 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Kirklees 3%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Kirklees 0%, England 0%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Kirklees 21%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Kirklees 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Kirklees 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.73 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Kirklees: 3.44 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
25.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

86% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

43.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 11.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,844; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£5,927
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £18,569; in-year balance -£29,681

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16%18.1%
In managerial or professional work37.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier70.4%62.3%
Social housing4.4%17.1%
Privately rented25.2%20.5%
Detached houses27.6%22.9%
Flats12.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms23%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01011062 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£190,000315 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£125,000–£277,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (65)£345,000
Semi-detached (78)£215,000
Terraced (133)£145,000
Flat (39)£117,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (3.38 km, 2026 entry): 1,969 sales, median £195,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
18an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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