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Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy

Primary · Whitchurch · SY13 1RX

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 11 July 2023

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At a glance

304 pupils · 84% of 360 capacity

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
28.9% of pupils
English as additional language
12.8% of pupils
SEN support
10.6% of pupils
EHC plan
4.5% of pupils
Website
https://www.thewhitchurchcofefederation.com
URN
146432

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
50%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
10%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
101
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.4%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.7%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% moved to another state school

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£5,740
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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