Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery
Wemborough Road, Stanmore, HA7 2EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Rachel Inniss
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harrow East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 892
- Pupils on roll
- 797
- URN
- 131316
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089515380
About this school
Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery is a community primary school in Stanmore. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 797 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery, 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 14 September 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 | 108 | 114 | 109 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 67% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 16% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 79% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 83% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 82% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Primary School & Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Harrow average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 67.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 852 |
| 2023/24 | 853 |
| 2024/25 | 845 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery compares
Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery ranked 8th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 5.2% | 13.7% | 797 | — |
| Stanburn Primary School | 88% | 5.1% | 16.1% | 694 | 0.3 miles |
| Aylward Primary School | 74% | 5% | 28.5% | 550 | 0.7 miles |
| Camrose Primary With Nursery | 61% | 5.8% | 24.8% | 410 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 86% | 4.2% | 11.5% | 447 | 0.9 miles |
| Priestmead Primary School and Nursery | 80% | 3.5% | 11% | 877 | 1.0 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)
- 13.66%
- English as an additional language
- 68.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.15%
- Persistent absence
- 11.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanburn Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Stanmore
-
Aylward Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stanmore
-
Camrose Primary With Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Edgware
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Priestmead Primary School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Harrow
Other schools in Stanmore
Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Stanmore.
- Avanti House Primary School Primary
- Aylward Primary School Primary
- St John's CofE School Primary
- Stanburn Primary School Primary
- Avanti House School Secondary
- Bentley Wood High School Secondary
- Park High School Secondary
- Stanmore College 16 plus
Common questions
- What ages does Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery teach?
- Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stanmore.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery?
- The headteacher of Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery is Ms Rachel Inniss, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery, 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 Primary School & Nursery?
- Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery has 797 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery full?
- Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery has capacity for 892 pupils and 797 on roll (89%), 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 Primary School & Nursery a faith school?
- No. Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 86% 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 Primary School & Nursery compare with other schools in Harrow?
- Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery ranked 8th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% 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 Primary School & Nursery's absence rate?
- Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery'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.