Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy
Salisbury Road, Whitchurch, SY13 1RX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Camacho
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Sponsor
- St Bart's Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 304
- URN
- 146432
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01948662255
About this school
Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Whitchurch. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 304 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 96 | 78 | 80 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 58% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 6% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 64% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 79% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 72% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 CofE Junior Academy 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 | 42% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 305 |
| 2023/24 | 306 |
| 2024/25 | 312 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy compares
Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy ranked 67th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.1% | 26.3% | 304 | — |
| Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 4.6% | 20.7% | 291 | 0.1 miles |
| Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery | 40% | 6.6% | 23.3% | 123 | 2.3 miles |
| Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary School | 73% | 3.8% | 9.2% | 113 | 3.3 miles |
| Whixall CofE Primary School | 79% | 5.1% | 10% | 152 | 4.8 miles |
| Wrenbury Primary School | 60% | 5.3% | 29.2% | 134 | 4.9 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
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.13%
- Persistent absence
- 6.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Whitchurch
-
Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery2.3 miles
Primary · Whitchurch
-
Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Whitchurch
-
Whixall CofE Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Nr Whitchurch
-
Wrenbury Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Nantwich
Other schools in Whitchurch
- Lower Heath CofE Primary School Primary
- Prees CofE Primary School Primary
- Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery Primary
- Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
- Sir John Talbot's School Secondary
- Physis Academy Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy teach?
- Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Whitchurch.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy?
- The headteacher of Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy is Mrs Sarah Camacho, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy, 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 Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy?
- Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy has 304 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy full?
- Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 304 on roll (84%), 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 CofE Junior Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lichfield.
- Does Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy?
- Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy is part of ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy have?
- The schools register lists Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 50% 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 CofE Junior Academy rank locally?
- Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy ranked 67th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% 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 CofE Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy'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 10 July 2026.