Whitchurch CofE Primary School
Whitchurch, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 6DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Beth Stevens
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hereford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 190
- Pupils on roll
- 127
- URN
- 116919
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
About this school
Whitchurch CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Ross-on-Wye. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 127 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitchurch CofE 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 19 | 23 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 52% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 9% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 96% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 78% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 91% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Whitchurch CofE 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 | Herefordshire, County of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 136 |
| 2023/24 | 141 |
| 2024/25 | 132 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitchurch CofE Primary School compares
Whitchurch CofE Primary School ranked 55th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 127 | — |
| Goodrich CofE Primary School | 75% | 7% | 12.6% | 155 | 1.7 miles |
| Llangrove CE Academy | 64% | 3.1% | 13.3% | 67 | 1.9 miles |
| English Bicknor Church of England Primary School | — | 6.8% | 14.3% | 48 | 2.1 miles |
| Walford Nursery & Primary School | 84% | 2.9% | 7.7% | 182 | 3.3 miles |
| Berry Hill Primary School | 60% | 4.3% | 18.5% | 201 | 3.4 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)
- 3.79%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.14%
- Persistent absence
- 1.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Goodrich CofE Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Ross-on-Wye
-
Llangrove CE Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Ross-on-Wye
-
English Bicknor Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Coleford
-
Walford Nursery & Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Ross-on-Wye
-
Berry Hill Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Coleford
Other schools in Ross-on-Wye
Whitchurch CofE Primary School ranks 8th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Ross-on-Wye.
- Ashfield Park Primary School Primary
- Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School Primary
- Bridstow CofE Primary School Primary
- Goodrich CofE Primary School Primary
- Gorsley Goffs Primary School Primary
- Lea CofE Primary School Primary
- Llangrove CE Academy Primary
- St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Walford Nursery & Primary School Primary
- Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary School Primary
- John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Whitchurch CofE Primary School teach?
- Whitchurch CofE Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Ross-on-Wye.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitchurch CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitchurch CofE Primary School is Mrs Beth Stevens, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitchurch CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitchurch CofE 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 Whitchurch CofE Primary School?
- Whitchurch CofE Primary School has 127 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Whitchurch CofE Primary School full?
- Whitchurch CofE Primary School has capacity for 190 pupils and 127 on roll (67%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Whitchurch CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Whitchurch CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Hereford.
- Does Whitchurch CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitchurch CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Whitchurch CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitchurch CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Herefordshire, County of?
- Whitchurch CofE Primary School ranked 55th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitchurch CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitchurch CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitchurch CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitchurch CofE 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 30 June 2026.