Whitehall Primary School

Community school · Primary school · Leicester, Leicester
LE5 6GJ
Composite score
54.3

Whitehall Primary School at a glance

Located in Leicester, Leicester, Whitehall Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 589 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 71% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 20.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#5,691
National rank
#436
In East Midlands
#14
In Leicester
Top 39%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 589 % FSM ever-6 10.4% % EAL 77.9% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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