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Voluntary controlled school · Leicestershire

Witherley Church of England Primary School

  • 5–11Ages
  • 100Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 120172URN

Church Road, Witherley, Atherstone, CV9 3NA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.5per place
0.2 below Leicestershire median (2.7)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

38 applications for 15 places · 93rd of 176 in Leicestershire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
53%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 2 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsNeeds attention
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 23 June 2026
    Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
  2. 16 March 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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
2.5applications per place, Reception
0.2 below Leicestershire median (2.7) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

38 applications · 15 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.5; Leicestershire median median 2.7
  2. 2025 1.8; Leicestershire median median 2.8
  3. 2024 3.4; Leicestershire median median 2.4
  4. 2023 2.2; Leicestershire median median 2.3
  5. 2022 4.1; Leicestershire median median 1.9
  6. 2021 3.0; Leicestershire median median 1.8
  7. 2020 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.8
  8. 2019 2.3; Leicestershire median median 1.9
  9. 2018 2.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
  10. 2017 5.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
  11. 2016 3.9; Leicestershire median median 1.8
  12. 2015 2.6; Leicestershire median median 1.7
  13. 2014 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.7
  • 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202615382.5221.47
Sep 202514251.8141.00
Sep 202412413.4110.92
Sep 202315332.2201.33
Sep 20228334.1141.75
Sep 20218243.0192.38
Sep 202011222.0111.00
Sep 201915352.3161.07
Sep 201814332.4130.93
Sep 20177385.4182.57
Sep 201610393.9191.90
Sep 201515392.6241.60
Sep 201412262.290.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 60% · Maths 73% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%159th of 211 in Leicestershire
Reading
Expected standard80%
Higher standard7%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard60%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard73%
Higher standard33%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Leicestershire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2553%0%104106
2023/2475%6%106108
2022/2362%8%107107

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

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
120172 · 855/3102
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
105 pupils · 100 on roll
Free school meals
10.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Church Road, Witherley, Atherstone, CV9 3NA
Local authority
Leicestershire · Hinckley and Bosworth

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources