Whingate Primary School

Whingate Primary School continues to perform at a good standard, showing notable strengths in student welfare and a personalized curriculum tailored to essential life themes. Pupils generally enjoy their time in school, feeling safe and supported in their learning environment. The school's commitment to fostering positive attitudes through 'Whingate Superhero' characters and various community projects highlights its focus on developing well-rounded citizens. Despite the positive aspects, the school is addressing the impact of past disruptions on student learning, particularly in Year 6. The efforts to improve curriculum delivery and support for attendance are underway, reflecting the school's ambition to close educational gaps.

Strengths

• Personalized aspirational curriculum that includes important life themes.
• Strong support for pupil behavior and emotional regulation.
• Effective phonics scheme resulting in improved reading abilities.
• Commitment to community involvement through local projects.
• Ambitious approach for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Strong governor support and effective challenges.
• Well-supported staff and a focus on well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack a connection between new learning and prior knowledge.
• Poor attendance impacting educational outcomes.

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 Whingate Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Whingate Primary 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 Whingate Primary School had 21.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.7% 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, 23.5% of pupils at Whingate Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% 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 Whingate Primary School received £7,665 and spent £7,652 for each of its 441 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £190,000 (£431 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 Whingate Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Whingate Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Whingate Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Whingate Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Whingate Primary School have?

Whingate Primary School has 464 pupils on roll.

What age range does Whingate Primary School cover?

Whingate Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Whingate Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Whingate Primary School?

Whingate Primary School is at Whingate Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 3DS.