Whitefield Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 2 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 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
- 119293
- Address
- Oaklands Drive, Penwortham, PR1 0RH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 370 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.3%
- Girls
- 52.7%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.4%
- Persistent absence
- 9.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.5%
White British 79.5%
Mixed 10%
Other White 2.4%
Indian 2.4%
Other Asian 2.4%
Pakistani 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
African 0.8%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.5
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAverage1.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 58%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Whitefield Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 34
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 41 24 17 |
| Year 1 | 44 19 25 |
| Year 2 | 54 22 32 |
| Year 3 | 53 23 30 |
| Year 4 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 5 | 57 25 32 |
| Year 6 | 61 28 33 |