St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone

St Peter’s Church of England Primary School in Whetstone has demonstrated a good overall effectiveness in its first inspection. The school is characterized by a strong community feel, with parents appreciating the supportive environment and their children's enjoyment in attending. The leadership has created an ambitious curriculum that equips pupils with essential knowledge and skills, while students report feeling safe and valued within the school. Enhancements, such as extracurricular activities, bolster pupils' personal development and engagement.

Strengths

• Strong community feel and supportive environment
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum
• Staff consistently apply behaviour expectations
• Pupils develop secure knowledge in most subjects
• Effective identification and support for SEND pupils
• High priority given to reading from an early stage

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent matching of tasks to pupils' prior knowledge
• Some checks on curriculum quality lack rigour

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 St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.1% 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, 0.5% of pupils at St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone 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 St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.0% 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, 7.9% of pupils at St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% 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 2024–25 St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone received £6,817 and spent £6,736 for each of its 190 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £52,000 (£273 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Embrace Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,430 and spending £7,594 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone is part of Embrace Multi Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Brockington College Leicester
• Huncote Primary School Leicester
• Croft Church of England Primary School Leicester
• Manorfield Church of England Primary School Leicester
• Arnesby Church of England Primary School Leicester
• Sherrier Church of England Primary School Lutterworth
• St Peter's Church of England Primary School (Market Bosworth) Nuneaton
• Swinford Church of England Primary School Lutterworth
• Rawlins Loughborough

What is St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone last inspected by Ofsted?

St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone have?

St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone has 178 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone cover?

St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone?

St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone is at Wale Road, Whetstone, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 6NJ.