Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
Whitechapel Road, Cleckheaton, BD19 6HR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Burden
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 136511
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274876461
About this school
Whitechapel Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Cleckheaton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 419 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitechapel 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. 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 26 April 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 | 56 | 57 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 74% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 14% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 82% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 91% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 88% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Whitechapel 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 | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 405 |
| 2023/24 | 414 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitechapel Church of England Primary School compares
Whitechapel Church of England Primary School ranked 29th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.4% | 12.1% | 419 | — |
| Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy | 41% | 5.6% | 26.5% | 321 | 0.4 miles |
| Howard Park Community School | 59% | 5.5% | 25% | 235 | 0.9 miles |
| High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School | 30% | 6.8% | 49.2% | 128 | 1.1 miles |
| Scholes Village Primary School | 50% | 5.1% | 25.5% | 217 | 1.1 miles |
| Hightown Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.2 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)
- 12.14%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 5.36%
- Persistent absence
- 11.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Cleckheaton
-
Howard Park Community School0.9 miles
Primary · Cleckheaton
-
High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Scholes Village Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Cleckheaton
-
Hightown Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Liversedge
Other schools in Cleckheaton
Whitechapel Church of England Primary School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked primary schools in Cleckheaton.
Common questions
- What ages does Whitechapel Church of England Primary School teach?
- Whitechapel Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cleckheaton.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitechapel Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitechapel Church of England Primary School is Mrs Joanne Burden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitechapel Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitechapel 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 Whitechapel Church of England Primary School?
- Whitechapel Church of England Primary School has 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Whitechapel Church of England Primary School full?
- Whitechapel Church of England Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 419 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Whitechapel Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Whitechapel Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Does Whitechapel Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whitechapel Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Whitechapel 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 77% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitechapel Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Whitechapel Church of England Primary School ranked 29th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitechapel Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitechapel Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitechapel Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitechapel 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 1 July 2026.