Voluntary controlled school · Leicestershire

Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
383Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
120171URN

Parsonwood Hill, Whitwick, Coalville, LE67 5AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.9 below Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

96 applications for 52 places · 159th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

28 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
22 January 2014
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Leicestershire median (2.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

96 applications · 52 places offered · 51 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.0; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 1.9; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Leicestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	52	96	1.9	51	0.98
Sep 2025	55	107	2.0	54	0.98
Sep 2024	44	83	1.9	44	1.00
Sep 2023	60	105	1.8	64	1.07
Sep 2022	59	83	1.4	58	0.98
Sep 2021	53	76	1.4	52	0.98
Sep 2020	60	85	1.4	59	0.98
Sep 2019	36	62	1.7	32	0.89
Sep 2018	53	70	1.3	52	0.98
Sep 2017	46	78	1.7	46	1.00
Sep 2016	45	76	1.7	45	1.00
Sep 2015	45	69	1.5	43	0.96
Sep 2014	46	66	1.4	43	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 69% · Maths 78% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%139th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	2%	104	104
2023/24	63%	4%	104	103
2022/23	55%	11%	104	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.3 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
New Swannington Primary School
1.4 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

3.3applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Thringstone Primary School
1.6 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

1.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Swannington Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2021

5.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville
2.6 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Broom Leys School
2.6 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Belvoirdale Community Primary School
2.8 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Griffydam Primary School
2.8 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120171 · 855/3101
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 383 on roll
Free school meals: 12.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Parsonwood Hill, Whitwick, Coalville, LE67 5AT
Local authority: Leicestershire · North West Leicestershire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources