Whitefield Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 1 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
- 349 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.9%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
White British 77.4%
Mixed 10%
Indian 4%
Other Asian 2.6%
Other White 2%
Pakistani 1.4%
Irish Traveller 1.1%
African 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
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 69%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Whitefield Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 34
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 19.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 33 17 16 |
| Year 1 | 41 24 17 |
| Year 2 | 43 19 24 |
| Year 3 | 57 24 33 |
| Year 4 | 54 28 26 |
| Year 5 | 62 34 28 |
| Year 6 | 59 28 31 |