Whaddon CofE School

Whaddon CofE School is a small village primary school that has improved well since its previous inspection. Leaders have established a broad, well-sequenced curriculum across all subjects and year groups, and pupils achieve broadly in line with national averages by the end of Year 6. Attendance and behaviour are particular strengths: pupils attend regularly, the school works effectively with families where attendance dips, and classrooms are calm with strong, respectful relationships. Safeguarding standards are met.

Strengths

• Attendance is consistently high and leaders act promptly to address concerns
• Behaviour expectations are high and consistently applied, with calm classrooms
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils, and between pupils of different ages
• Pupils show kindness, respect and an understanding of the school's values
• A broad, ambitious curriculum is well mapped and logically sequenced from early years to Year 6
• Reading and phonics are taught well, with books matched to pupils' knowledge
• Pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils are well supported to access the curriculum
• Leaders have a precise understanding of the school's strengths and areas for improvement
• Governors provide effective support and challenge and meet their statutory duties
• Staff feel well supported, with workload and wellbeing prioritised
• A rich personal development offer, including clubs and outdoor learning, engages all pupils
• Pupils know how to stay safe online and understand healthy lifestyles

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not use checks of pupils' learning effectively to adapt teaching
• Pupils' recall of important knowledge is not consistently secure across all subjects

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 Whaddon CofE School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Whaddon CofE 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 Whaddon CofE School had 7.5 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, 40.0% of pupils at Whaddon CofE School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.7% 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 Whaddon CofE School received £11,051 and spent £12,757 for each of its 45 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £48,000 (£1,072 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 Whaddon CofE School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Whaddon CofE School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Whaddon CofE School last inspected by Ofsted?

Whaddon CofE School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Whaddon CofE School have?

Whaddon CofE School has 45 pupils on roll.

What age range does Whaddon CofE School cover?

Whaddon CofE School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Whaddon CofE School?

Whaddon CofE School is at Stock Lane, Whaddon, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 0LS.