Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School
Station Road, Whittington, Oswestry, SY11 4DAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School is a primary school in Oswestry for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 183 schools in Shropshire. It ranks 7th of 9 primary schools in Oswestry. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 October 2024, report published 10 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 October 2024
This is a school that sits at the heart of the local community. The school's values of love, honesty, courage, quality and community run through the school. Staff are nurturing and have good relationships with pupils. Pupils state that they are happy at school. The school has set high expectations for pupils' behaviour. This high expectation is matched by staff. Pupils behave well. They feel safe and know who to talk to if they have a worry. The school is passionate about widening opportunities for all pupils. Pupils take part in a wide range of after-school activities, including cookery club, debating and chess. In Year 4 and Year 6, pupils attend residential visits to outdoor activity centres. They appreciate and value the annual visits to the seaside and the theatre. Pupils especially love the outdoor woodland learning that they regularly take part in. In previous years, some pupils did not achieve high enough standards in reading and writing. The school has redesigned parts of the curriculum and set ambitious targets for pupils to achieve. As a result, pupils have started to achieve higher standards in reading and writing.
What the school should improve
- Governors do not always hold leaders to account for the quality of the curriculum and how well pupils achieve. This means that they do not always follow up on information provided to them and do not have an accurate view of the school. Governors should ensure that they use the information provided to hold leaders to account fully for the quality of the curriculum and the standards that pupils achieve.
- Some pupils miss too much time from school. As a result, they do not achieve as well as they could. The school should continue to identify the barriers to pupils' attendance so they can be successfully addressed, enabling pupils to reach their full potential.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
33 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
239 pupils on roll, with places for 228
Schools near Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Meadows Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 49% met the expected standard |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 66% met the expected standard |
| Woodside Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| Gobowen Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 92% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Carl Rogers
- Phone
- 01691662269
- Address
- Station Road, Whittington, Oswestry, SY11 4DA
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- URN
- 123549
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.