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EnglandEast of EnglandEast HertfordshireCM23 3NPRichard Whittington Primary School
Primary

Richard Whittington Primary School

Primary

East Hertfordshire · Bishop's Stortford · CM23 3NP www.whittington.herts.sch.uk

Pupils
288
cap. 330
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
24%
RWM higher · 2024/25
288
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
24%
RWM higher · 2024/25
288
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/11/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Richard Whittington Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
80%
80%80%80%
'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
24%
24%24%24%
'25
'25 · 24%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
58%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
29%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
51%
Science expected standard
96%
SPAG expected standard
91%
SPAG higher standard
64%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
288
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Thornbera Gardens, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3NP
Local authority
Hertfordshire
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
2024/2580%24%89%58%87%29%93%51%96%91%110.0110.0111.016%288

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
2024/2528818.116%12%17%5%12%

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