Whitehall Junior Community School

Whitehall Junior Community School is performing well, having achieved a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The school has demonstrated resilience and adaptability in response to challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in helping students catch up in their learning, especially in reading and mathematics. The inclusive environment ensures that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well-supported and make good progress. The school has a strong emphasis on the wellbeing of students and families, fostering a supportive community atmosphere. While there are notable strengths in curriculum planning and the commitment of staff, there are also areas identified for improvement, particularly in making clear connections between personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) and fundamental British values to better prepare pupils for their future education. Overall, Whitehall Junior Community School is on a positive trajectory, with governance that is keenly involved in supporting the school’s growth and development.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on pupil wellbeing and community support
• Effective curriculum development for reading and mathematics
• Inclusive environment for pupils with SEND
• Positive relationships between pupils and staff
• Successful implementation of PSHE education
• Governance that actively supports and challenges school leadership

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning does not clearly identify knowledge sequencing in some subjects
• Limited understanding of British values among pupils

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Whitehall Junior Community School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.0% of pupils at Whitehall Junior Community School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Whitehall Junior Community School had 17.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.1% of pupils at Whitehall Junior Community School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Whitehall Junior Community School received £7,918 and spent £7,612 for each of its 340 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £186,000 (£547 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Whitehall Junior Community School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Whitehall Junior Community School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Whitehall Junior Community School last inspected by Ofsted?

Whitehall Junior Community School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Whitehall Junior Community School have?

Whitehall Junior Community School has 340 pupils on roll.

What age range does Whitehall Junior Community School cover?

Whitehall Junior Community School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Whitehall Junior Community School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Whitehall Junior Community School?

Whitehall Junior Community School is at Delves Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 3JY.