Whitchurch Primary School

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Whitchurch Primary School, inspected in May 2018.

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 Primary School attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.3% 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, 1.3% of pupils at Whitchurch 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 Whitchurch Primary School had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.9% 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, 6.9% of pupils at Whitchurch Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 Whitchurch Primary School received £7,008 and spent £6,719 for each of its 224 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £189,000 (£842 per pupil).

Across all 33 schools of Lighthouse Schools Partnership, income was £6,883 and spending £6,752 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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All schools in Bristol · Bath and North East Somerset local authority: places and applications

Whitchurch Primary School is part of Lighthouse Schools Partnership, which runs 33 schools. The nearest others:

• St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Stanton Drew Primary School Bristol
• Easton CofE Primary School Bristol
• Northleaze Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Chew Valley School Bristol
• Winford Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Fishponds CofE Primary School Bristol
• Bishop Sutton Primary School Bristol
• Horfield Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Flax Bourton Church of England Primary School Bristol

What is Whitchurch Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Whitchurch Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2018 of its predecessor, Whitchurch Primary School.

When was Whitchurch Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Whitchurch Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Whitchurch Primary School have?

Whitchurch Primary School has 231 pupils on roll.

What age range does Whitchurch Primary School cover?

Whitchurch Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Whitchurch Primary School?

Whitchurch Primary School is at 22 Bristol Road, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 0PT.