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Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy

Whitchurch, SY13 1RX · Shropshire · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2023 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Primary Church of England
4.2/10 Broadly average

52nd of 97 primary schools in Shropshire we can score, 127 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 4.0/10 against 2,627 of them, against 3.7/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 50.0 · 19 40% 0.76
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 10.0 · 66 25% 1.65

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 50.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 10.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in September 2023. Its position is much the same whether compared with all schools or only those whose pupils have similar backgrounds (4.0 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.7 out of 10 against all schools).

Getting in. The school has 312 pupils in a capacity of 360, leaving 48 spare places. This means the school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. With results below the national median, how does the school support pupils who are not reaching expected standards in maths? Since the last inspection was in 2023, what changes have been made to the curriculum since then? How does the school manage the transition for Year 6 pupils given the current pupil numbers?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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