Whixall CofE Primary School
Brownsbrook, Whixall, Nr Whitchurch, SY13 2SB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- FIELDS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Nicola Brayford
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 152
- URN
- 143325
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01948880330
About this school
Whixall CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Nr Whitchurch. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 152 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 16 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 50% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 13% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 88% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 69% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 81% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| 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 Whixall CofE 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 | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 150 |
| 2023/24 | 150 |
| 2024/25 | 155 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whixall CofE Primary School compares
Whixall CofE Primary School ranked 10th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% 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 | 79% | 5.1% | 10% | 152 | — |
| Newtown CofE Primary School | 25% | 4.6% | 3.7% | 86 | 2.6 miles |
| Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery | 40% | 6.6% | 23.3% | 123 | 3.0 miles |
| Prees CofE Primary School | 65% | 6.4% | 31% | 194 | 3.4 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 60% | 5.3% | 21.3% | 404 | 3.7 miles |
| Welshampton CofE Primary School | 38% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 71 | 4.4 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.13%
- Persistent absence
- 12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newtown CofE Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery3.0 miles
Primary · Whitchurch
-
Prees CofE Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Whitchurch
-
St Peter's CofE Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Welshampton CofE Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Ellesmere
Common questions
- What year groups does Whixall CofE Primary School teach?
- Whixall CofE Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Nr Whitchurch.
- Who is the headteacher of Whixall CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whixall CofE Primary School is Miss Nicola Brayford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whixall CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whixall CofE 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 big is Whixall CofE Primary School?
- Whixall CofE Primary School has 152 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Whixall CofE Primary School full?
- Whixall CofE Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 152 on roll (109%), 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 Whixall CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Whixall CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lichfield.
- Does Whixall CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whixall CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Whixall CofE Primary School?
- Whixall CofE Primary School is part of FIELDS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whixall CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whixall CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Whixall CofE Primary School ranked 10th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% 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 Whixall CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Whixall CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whixall CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whixall CofE 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 2 July 2026.