Whitchurch Combined School

Whitchurch Combined School continues to perform at a good level, demonstrating a positive and inclusive environment for its pupils. The school emphasizes high expectations for behavior and learning, fostering a warm and secure atmosphere where students thrive. With a well-planned curriculum and a range of extracurricular activities, pupils are encouraged to develop both academically and socially, contributing to their overall growth as individuals. The commitment of leaders and staff to continuous improvement has been noted as a significant strength of the school.

Strengths

• Strong focus on reading and phonics, enabling fluent reading.
• Engaging curriculum that motivates and inspires pupils.
• High expectations for pupil behavior and attitudes towards learning.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Well-planned opportunities for extracurricular engagement.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects are still refining their curriculum to ensure deep knowledge acquisition.

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 Whitchurch Combined School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.3% 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 Whitchurch Combined 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 Whitchurch Combined School had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.8% 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, 16.2% of pupils at Whitchurch Combined School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 Whitchurch Combined School received £6,600 and spent £6,849 for each of its 197 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £45,000 (£228 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 Whitchurch Combined School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Whitchurch Combined School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Whitchurch Combined School last inspected by Ofsted?

Whitchurch Combined School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Whitchurch Combined School have?

Whitchurch Combined School has 197 pupils on roll.

What age range does Whitchurch Combined School cover?

Whitchurch Combined School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Whitchurch Combined School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Whitchurch Combined School?

Whitchurch Combined School is at North Marston Lane, Whitchurch, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 4JG.