Whitfield Valley Primary Academy
Details
| Age Range | 3-11 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy sponsor led |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Local Authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Address | Oxford Road, ST6 6TD |
| School Website | www.whitfieldv.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 1782234570 |
| URN | 141346 |
School Census
| Total | 459 |
| Girls/Boys | 220/239 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 47.9%/52.1% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 8.1% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 238 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 15.0% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 09/07/2024 and the overall effectiveness rating was Outstanding.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 09/07/2024 | Outstanding |
| 17/01/2018 | Good |
| 27/11/2013 | Inadequate |
| Inspection Date | 09/07/2024 |
| Quality of Education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal Development | Outstanding |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding |
| Inspection Date | 17/01/2018 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding |
| Inspection Date | 27/11/2013 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Inadequate |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Primary Results
| Primary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 81% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 27% |
| Reading | 107 |
| Maths | 105 |
| Reading Progress | - |
| Writing Progress | - |
| Maths Progress | - |
| Primary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 81 |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 26 |
| Reading | 108 |
| Maths | 105 |
| Reading Progress | 4.5 |
| Writing Progress | 4.6 |
| Maths Progress | 2.6 |
| Primary Results 2019 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 84% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 25% |
| Reading | 108 |
| Maths | 107 |
| Reading Progress | 4.1 |
| Writing Progress | 2.6 |
| Maths Progress | 1.7 |
| Primary Results 2018 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 84% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 11% |
| Reading | 109 |
| Maths | 107 |
| Reading Progress | 7.7 |
| Writing Progress | 3.6 |
| Maths Progress | 5.9 |
Primary Admissions
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 77 |
| As First Preference | 60 |
| As second preference | 9 |
| As third preference | 6 |
| Total Offers Made | 60 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 60 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.02% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 78 |
| As First Preference | 60 |
| As second preference | 11 |
| As third preference | 6 |
| Total Offers Made | 60 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 59 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 81 |
| As First Preference | 57 |
| As second preference | 15 |
| As third preference | 5 |
| Total Offers Made | 59 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 57 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 78 |
| As First Preference | 53 |
| As second preference | 12 |
| As third preference | 8 |
| Total Offers Made | 54 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 53 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 82 |
| As First Preference | 57 |
| As second preference | 19 |
| As third preference | 5 |
| Total Offers Made | 60 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 57 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.05% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 78 |
| As First Preference | 60 |
| As second preference | 13 |
| As third preference | 5 |
| Total Offers Made | 58 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 57 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 69 |
| As First Preference | 48 |
| As second preference | 11 |
| As third preference | 10 |
| Total Offers Made | 59 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 48 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 71 |
| As First Preference | 45 |
| As second preference | 16 |
| As third preference | 10 |
| Total Offers Made | 51 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 45 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 63 |
| As First Preference | 39 |
| As second preference | 17 |
| As third preference | 7 |
| Total Offers Made | 46 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 39 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 76% |
| agree | 11% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 74% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 63% |
| agree | 16% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 16% |
| agree | 11% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 11% |
| don't know | 5% |
| not applicable | 55% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 74% |
| agree | 18% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 3% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 47% |
| agree | 18% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 16% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 0% |
| no | 0% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 0% |
| agree | 0% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 53% |
| agree | 29% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 8% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 82% |
| agree | 18% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 76% |
| agree | 13% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 76% |
| agree | 18% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 87% |
| agree | 13% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 58% |
| agree | 29% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 84% |
| no | 16% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 74% |
| agree | 18% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 77% |
| agree | 13% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 56% |
| agree | 28% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 10% |
| agree | 8% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 5% |
| not applicable | 69% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 72% |
| agree | 23% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 41% |
| agree | 15% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 33% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 0% |
| no | 0% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 0% |
| agree | 0% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 62% |
| agree | 23% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 5% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 74% |
| agree | 15% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 5% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 69% |
| agree | 18% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 72% |
| agree | 18% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 8% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 82% |
| agree | 15% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 56% |
| agree | 23% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 8% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 90% |
| no | 10% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 85.7% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 2.6% |
| african ethnic origin | 2.6% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 2.6% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 1.3% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.1% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 1.1% |
| gypsy roma ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 86.3% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 2.4% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 2% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 1.7% |
| african ethnic origin | 1.7% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 1.5% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 1.5% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.1% |
| gypsy roma ethnic origin | 0.9% |