Whitefield Infant School and Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 15 2013 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 7 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
119179
Address
Every Street, BB9 7HF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
326 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
46.9%
Girls
53.1%
First language not English
97.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.4%
Persistent absence
20.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.3%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 93.9%
Other 1.5%
Mixed 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
African 0.9%
Other White 0.6%
White British 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Whitefield Infant School and Nursery

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
99
2nd preference
54
3rd preference
51
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
89
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
75
34
41
Reception, Part-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
70
33
37
Year 1
87
42
45
Year 2
90
42
48
Year 2023-2024

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