Whitmore Park Primary School
Halford Lane, Coventry, CV6 2HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jacqueline McGibney
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Coventry North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 700
- Pupils on roll
- 677
- URN
- 103685
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476335697
About this school
Whitmore Park Primary School is a community primary school in Coventry. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 677 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitmore Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 92 | 87 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 64% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 83% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 77% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 78% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Whitmore Park Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Coventry average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 52.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 54.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 56.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 675 |
| 2023/24 | 681 |
| 2024/25 | 684 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitmore Park Primary School compares
Whitmore Park Primary School ranked 51st of 83 primary schools in Coventry for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 6.2% | 24% | 677 | — |
| Keresley Grange Primary School | 43% | 5.5% | 24.6% | 314 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 66% | 4.8% | 15.4% | 459 | 0.5 miles |
| Parkgate Primary School | 68% | 5.9% | 30.7% | 683 | 0.6 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 21.7% | 293 | 0.6 miles |
| Hill Farm Academy | 67% | 5.1% | 33.3% | 477 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.01%
- English as an additional language
- 30.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.15%
- Persistent absence
- 18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Keresley Grange Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Parkgate Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Hill Farm Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Whitmore Park Primary School ranks 55th of the 93 ranked primary schools in Coventry.
- Alderman's Green Primary School Primary
- Aldermoor Farm Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- All Souls' Catholic Primary School Primary
- Allesley Hall Primary School Primary
- Allesley Primary School Primary
- Arley Primary Academy Primary
- Balsall Common Primary School Primary
- Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Binley Woods Primary School Primary
- Bournebrook CofE Primary School Primary
- Broad Heath Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Whitmore Park Primary School teach?
- Whitmore Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitmore Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitmore Park Primary School is Mrs Jacqueline McGibney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitmore Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitmore Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Whitmore Park Primary School?
- Whitmore Park Primary School has 677 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whitmore Park Primary School full?
- Whitmore Park Primary School has capacity for 700 pupils and 677 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Whitmore Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whitmore Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitmore Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitmore Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Whitmore Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitmore Park Primary School compare with other schools in Coventry?
- Whitmore Park Primary School ranked 51st of 83 primary schools in Coventry for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitmore Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitmore Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitmore Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitmore Park Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.