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EnglandWest MidlandsStaffordST16 3LXJohn Wheeldon Primary Academy
Primary

John Wheeldon Primary Academy

Primary

Stafford · Stafford · ST16 3LX www.johnwheeldon.staffs.sch.uk/

Pupils
538
cap. 515
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
538
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
538
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/09/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityStaffordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of John Wheeldon Primary Academy · Primary · Staffordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
69%
+16pp
69%57%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
15%
+10pp
15%10%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
538
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Corporation Street, Stafford, ST16 3LX
Local authority
Staffordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2569%15%78%38%76%21%75%35%79%76%106.0105.0107.018%538
2023/2453%5%66%18%68%13%73%10%77%77%103.0103.0106.018%540
2022/2355%5%69%21%58%12%78%22%65%74%104.0104.0107.0-2.90-3.10-1.6017%509
2018/1967%9%72%29%76%16%80%20%72%75%103.0103.0105.0+0.30+0.70-0.2014%519
2017/1845%4%58%14%63%5%62%13%62%67%102.0101.0104.0-1.90-1.70-1.80515
2016/1745%10%67%21%62%14%69%22%64%78%103.0104.0106.0-0.80-1.50-0.4011%472

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2553823.818%16%30%6%14%
2023/2454021.318%17%30%6%18%
2022/2350920.917%14%32%6%17%
2021/2251219.616%11%35%8%23%
2020/2151722.815%11%32%
2018/1951923.014%12%25%4%10%
2017/1823.85%12%
2016/1747228.811%10%21%4%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.