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Whitefield Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Katy Dickson

location_onManchester, M45 6DP

language Visit Website phone 1617662852

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

180

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Whitefield Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 49% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Whitefield Community Primary School is a community school in Manchester, Bury, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 180 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #28 of 65 primaries in Bury and #5,882 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 10.5%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading66% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading58% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA 0.2

-4.7 to 0.7

1.9

Write

LA 0.3

-0.6 to 4.4

-2.1

Maths

LA 0.3

-4.7 to 0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading64% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.2

Read

LA 1.0

2.5 to 7.8

4.7

Write

LA 0.0

2.3 to 7.2

6.3

Maths

LA 0.6

4.0 to 8.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 64%

Reading64% LA 76%

Writing72% LA 77%

Maths84% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 1.0

-1.3 to 3.5

0.2

Write

LA 0.0

-2.1 to 2.5

1.6

Maths

LA 0.5

-0.6 to 3.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2024

Inspection Report

17 November 2021

Inspection Report

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21 November 2017

Inspection Report

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04 July 2013

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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21 February 2007

Inspection Report

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12 November 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-11-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-11-21

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-07-04

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(3 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 197 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	197	3	1.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	194	2	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Summer term)	198	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	180	3	1.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	171	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	180	3	1.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	164	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	158	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	166	1	0.6%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	169	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	166	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	171	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	177	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	182	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	179	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	183	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	189	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	191	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	191	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.5%