Whittington Primary School
Common Lane, Whittington, Lichfield, WS14 9LG
This school is closed (it closed in October 2022).
It was replaced by Whittington Primary and Nursery School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs N Leeson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 336
- Pupils on roll
- 309
- URN
- 124140
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
About this school
Whittington Primary School was a community primary school in Lichfield. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 309 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Whittington Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 |
| Writing progress | -0.40 |
| Maths progress | +1.00 |
How Whittington Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 309 | — |
| Whittington Primary and Nursery School | 83% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 334 | 0.0 miles |
| Streethay Primary School | 75% | 4% | 19.2% | 262 | 2.0 miles |
| Thomas Barnes Primary School | 60% | 4.8% | 7.7% | 106 | 2.1 miles |
| The Howard Primary School | 50% | 3.8% | 12.2% | 79 | 2.4 miles |
| Five Spires Academy | 78% | 4.2% | 14.7% | 220 | 2.4 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Whittington Primary and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Lichfield
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Streethay Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Lichfield
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Thomas Barnes Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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The Howard Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Five Spires Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Lichfield
Other schools in Lichfield
- Anna Seward Primary Primary
- Chadsmead Primary Academy Primary
- Charnwood Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School Primary
- Five Spires Academy Primary
- Fradley Park Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Greysbrooke Primary School Primary
- Greywood Primary Academy Primary
- Scotch Orchard Primary School Primary
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Chad's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Whittington Primary School teach?
- Whittington Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Lichfield.
- Has Whittington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Whittington Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Whittington Primary School?
- Whittington Primary School had 309 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are Whittington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whittington 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 31 October 2022.