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EnglandNorth WestSouth RibblePR1 0RHWhitefield Primary School
Primary

Whitefield Primary School

Primary

South Ribble · Preston · PR1 0RH http://www.whitefield-pri.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
349
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
349
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
349
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Whitefield Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
-14pp
69%62%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
8%
-2pp
17%11%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
349
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Oaklands Drive, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0RH
Local authority
Lancashire
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
2024/2555%8%70%42%62%13%72%27%75%75%107.0104.0107.017%349
2023/2469%10%84%34%75%20%84%28%85%85%108.0105.0108.011%370
2022/2358%5%90%35%63%15%88%23%82%92%108.0105.0107.0+2.50-0.50+1.3010%383
2018/1963%5%76%27%80%17%76%14%85%83%105.0103.0105.0+0.20-0.20-2.105%392
2017/1869%17%86%29%76%24%81%24%90%86%107.0105.0107.0+0.70-0.40-0.204%396
2016/1759%13%77%23%74%21%79%31%85%87%104.0105.0107.0-0.60-0.90+0.306%363

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
2024/2534920.317%10%13%5%11%
2023/2437020.611%7%11%4%10%
2022/2338321.810%4%11%4%5%
2021/2239022.07%4%10%4%6%
2020/2139722.68%3%10%
2018/1939223.15%3%9%3%4%
2017/1839625.14%5%8%3%4%
2016/1736324.46%4%8%3%3%

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