School Data

Whittington Primary and Nursery School

Primary Academy school in Lichfield WS14 9LG

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  • School Reference Number: 149421
  • Address: Common Lane, Whittington, Lichfield WS14 9LG
  • Headteacher: Mrs N Leeson
  • Telephone: 01543 432487
  • Website: whittington-school.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: John Taylor MAT
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 336
  • Local Education Authority: Staffordshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: November 2022* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 16/10/2014

Rating published on 12/11/2014

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
4 November 2022 4 November 2022 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number149421
Local Authority Code860
Local Authority NameStaffordshire
Establishment Number2309
School / College NameWhittington Primary and Nursery School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-11-2022
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low3
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity336
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils325
Number of Boys170
Number of Girls155
Percentage Free School Meals5.80
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code5690
Academy trust or TrustJOHN TAYLOR MAT
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorJohn Taylor MAT
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10091403
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date05-12-2024
StreetCommon Lane
LocalityWhittington
Address3
TownLichfield
County (name)Staffordshire
PostcodeWS14 9LG
Websitewww.whittington-school.co.uk/
Telephone01543432487
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameN
Headteacher/Principal last nameLeeson
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provisionNot applicable
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeF
Government Office RegionWest Midlands
District CodeE07000194
DistrictLichfield
Ward CodeE05010672
WardWhittington & Streethay
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001538
Parliamentary ConstituencyTamworth
Urban/Rural CodeF1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
GSS LA CodeE10000028
Easting416029
Northing307940
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Lichfield 008
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Lichfield 008F
Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code934
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1997) Staffordshire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10013843962
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02006153
LSOA CodeE01034106
Free School Meals19
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN149421
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/149421
LAESTAB8602309
School nameWhittington Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/11/2022
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionWest Midlands
RegionWest Midlands
Local authorityStaffordshire
Parliamentary constituencyTamworth
Multi-academy trust UID5690
Multi-academy trust nameJOHN TAYLOR MAT
Academy sponsor UID3569
Academy sponsor nameJohn Taylor MAT
PostcodeWS14 9LG
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile1
Total number of pupils325
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10047591
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of the ungraded inspection124140
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8602309
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionWhittington Primary School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionCommunity School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection15/05/2018
Ungraded inspection publication date11/06/2018
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS448562
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date16/10/2014
Publication date12/11/2014
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of latest graded inspection124140
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8602309
School name at time of latest graded inspectionWhittington Primary School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity School
Current school type used for chart C6Academy Converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS340498
Previous inspection start date28/04/2010
Previous publication date19/05/2010
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection124140
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8602309
School name at time of previous graded inspectionWhittington Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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