Primary school in Whitchurch, Shropshire
Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy
Station Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1RJ
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 8 June 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 291
- Places
- 351
- How full
- 83% full — 291 of 351 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 119 / 172
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 9%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 21%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- With an EHC plan
- 7%
- On SEN support
- 5%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Shropshire 001D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 26%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 23%
- Households owning their home
- 61%
- Households in social housing
- 15%
- Households with no car
- 17%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sarah Camacho
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward
- Whitchurch North
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- URN
- 146426
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitchurch CofE Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 50% | 0.1 mi |
| Tilstock CofE Primary and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 40% | 2.1 mi |
| Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 73% | 3.4 mi |
| Whixall CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 79% | 4.7 mi |
| Prees CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 65% | 4.9 mi |
| Wrenbury Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 60% | 5 mi |
| Malpas Alport Endowed Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 58% | 5.4 mi |
| Lower Heath CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 53% | 5.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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