Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2014
Students
307
Expected Standard
83%
Demand Ratio
1.0x
Whittington Primary and Nursery School is a Academy converter primary school in Lichfield, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 8% of primary schools nationally.
Whittington Primary and Nursery School is an academy converter in Lichfield, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of JOHN TAYLOR MAT. The school has approximately 323 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #3 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #102 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
83%
Read SS
109
Maths SS
107
GPS SS
109
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
84%
Read SS
110
Maths SS
108
GPS SS
109
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
No digital report timeline available.
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