Whitnash Primary School
Langley Road, Whitnash, Leamington Spa, CV31 2EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Donna Ellison
- Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 413
- URN
- 125560
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01926426773
About this school
Whitnash Primary School is a community primary school in Leamington Spa. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 413 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitnash 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 June 2024, 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 | 58 | 30 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 60% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 13% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 77% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 80% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 80% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| 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 Whitnash 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 361 |
| 2023/24 | 383 |
| 2024/25 | 411 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitnash Primary School compares
Whitnash Primary School ranked 8th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 5.3% | 26.3% | 413 | — |
| Briar Hill Infant School | — | 4.4% | 12.5% | 296 | 0.5 miles |
| Shrubland Street Community Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 15.1% | 226 | 0.5 miles |
| St. Margaret's CofE Junior School | 72% | 4.7% | 16.2% | 356 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 5.2% | 21.9% | 211 | 0.5 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 192 | 0.6 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)
- 26.28%
- English as an additional language
- 29.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.26%
- Persistent absence
- 14.62%
Location
Nearby schools
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Briar Hill Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
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Shrubland Street Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
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St. Margaret's CofE Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
Other schools in Leamington Spa
Whitnash Primary School ranks 1st of the 19 ranked primary schools in Leamington Spa.
- Bishops Tachbrook CofE Primary School Primary
- Briar Hill Infant School Primary
- Brookhurst Primary School Primary
- Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Cubbington CofE Primary School Primary
- Harbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Kingsway Community Primary School Primary
- Lighthorne Heath Primary School Primary
- Lillington Primary School Primary
- Milverton Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Radford Semele CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Whitnash Primary School teach?
- Whitnash Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leamington Spa.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitnash Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitnash Primary School is Mrs Donna Ellison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitnash Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitnash 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 Whitnash Primary School?
- Whitnash Primary School has 413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Whitnash Primary School full?
- Whitnash Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 413 on roll (98%), 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 Whitnash Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whitnash Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitnash Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whitnash Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Whitnash Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitnash Primary School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- Whitnash Primary School ranked 8th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitnash Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitnash Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitnash Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitnash 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.