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EnglandEast of EnglandEast HertfordshireCM23 3NPRichard Whittington Primary School
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Richard Whittington Primary School

Primary

East Hertfordshire · Bishop's Stortford · CM23 3NP

Pupils
304
cap. 330
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2023/24
16%
RWM higher · 2023/24
304
Pupils · 2023/24
13%
EAL · 2023/24
15%
Persistent abs. · 2023/24
68%
RWM expected · 2023/24
16%
RWM higher · 2023/24
304
Pupils · 2023/24
13%
EAL · 2023/24
15%
Persistent abs. · 2023/24

Closed school

This school is closed. The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2023/24.

Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusClosed

Overview of Richard Whittington Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2023/24 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
68%
+4pp
68%60%51%
'17'18'19'23'24
'24 · 68%
RWM higher standard
16%
0pp
16%11%5%
'17'18'19'23'24
'24 · 16%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
91%
LA AVG 76.17%
SPAG higher standard
45%
LA AVG 35.63%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 106.15
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.96
GPS scaled score
109.0

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

2023/24

Pupils on roll
304
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.6
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Thornbera Gardens, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3NP
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Website
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
2023/2468%16%84%45%77%23%86%34%89%91%108.0107.0109.016%304
2022/2364%16%87%31%73%22%84%33%84%91%106.0106.0108.0+0.70-0.20+1.4014%307
2018/1951%9%66%26%81%34%68%17%87%74%103.0103.0106.0-2.10+0.10-3.204%322
2017/1866%5%82%32%68%16%75%20%77%80%105.0104.0107.0+0.10-2.40-0.905%340
2016/1763%7%72%23%67%21%84%35%74%79%104.0106.0106.0-0.70-3.00+1.005%339

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
2023/2430418.616%13%17%5%15%
2022/2330719.114%13%18%6%14%
2021/2231519.213%11%15%6%16%
2020/2131818.711%11%14%
2018/1932223.04%11%9%4%5%
2017/1834021.65%12%9%3%5%
2016/1733926.85%13%8%3%5%

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