Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School
Parsonwood Hill, Whitwick, Coalville, LE67 5AT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Noon
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leicester
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 383
- URN
- 120171
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530832116
About this school
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Coalville. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 383 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 52 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 63% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 71% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 77% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 73% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 374 |
| 2023/24 | 389 |
| 2024/25 | 380 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School compares
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School ranked 147th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 4.2% | 14.5% | 383 | — |
| Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 70% | 4.1% | 12.8% | 154 | 0.2 miles |
| New Swannington Primary School | 46% | 4.7% | 9.6% | 172 | 0.9 miles |
| Thringstone Primary School | 42% | 6.2% | 35.4% | 175 | 1.0 miles |
| Swannington Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.5% | 16.4% | 66 | 1.3 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville | 77% | 5.9% | 34.2% | 264 | 1.6 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)
- 14.47%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.23%
- Persistent absence
- 7.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
New Swannington Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Thringstone Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Swannington Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville1.6 miles
Primary · Coalville
Other schools in Coalville
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School ranks 11th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Coalville.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville Primary
- Belvoirdale Community Primary School Primary
- Broom Leys School Primary
- Ellistown Community Primary School Primary
- Greenstone Primary School Primary
- Griffydam Primary School Primary
- Heather Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Hugglescote Community Primary School Primary
- New Swannington Primary School Primary
- Newbold Church of England Primary School Primary
- Newton Burgoland Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School teach?
- Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Coalville.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School is Mrs Helen Noon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England 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 Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School?
- Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School has 383 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School full?
- Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 383 on roll (91%), 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 Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leicester.
- Does Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School ranked 147th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England 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.