School profile

Whitmore Park Primary School

Primary · Community school · Coventry, CV6 2HG

Requires improvement

Map showing Whitmore Park Primary School

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Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#9,643 of 15,057

Worse than 64% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Whitmore Park Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 24 Sept 2024

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils677 of 630 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Jacqueline McGibney
Local authorityCoventry
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 103685.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolCoventryEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths59%60%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths2%5%8%
Average reading score103105106
Average maths score103104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score104105105
Expected standard in reading71%73%76%
Expected standard in writing70%70%73%
Expected standard in maths69%72%75%
Pupils taking tests87--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils677
Girls333
Boys344
Eligible for free school meals20.5%
First language not English31.5%
SEN support128
EHC plan24
Average class size28.2

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
40.2%
Indian
16.4%
African
7.8%
Other Asian
6.1%
Pakistani
5.6%
Other White
4.6%
White and Asian
4.1%
Other mixed
3.4%
White and Black Caribbean
3.2%
Gypsy/Roma
1.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolCoventryEngland
Overall absence5.9%5.6%5.1%
Persistent absence17.2%16%13.2%
Severe absence2.3%1.4%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)66
Applications (Reception)126
First preference applications (Reception)63
First preference offers (Reception)63
Applications from another local authority (Reception)3

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places630
Pupils on roll631
Unfilled places0%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher23.3
Pupils per adult12
Teachers (FTE)28.4
Teaching assistants (FTE)22.86
Support staff (FTE)37.18
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2527.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2522.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/253.7

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate4.4%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.9%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Whitmore Park Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimaryKeresley Grange Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryHoly Family Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.5 miSecondarySt John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimaryParkgate Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimarySt Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryHill Farm AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.9 miSecondaryPresident Kennedy School AcademyAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.9 miPrimaryHollyfast Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryJoseph Cash Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miSecondaryCoundon CourtAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Whitmore Park Primary School

What is Whitmore Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Whitmore Park Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 24 Sept 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Whitmore Park Primary School rank in England?

Whitmore Park Primary School ranks 9,643 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 64% of schools).

How many pupils attend Whitmore Park Primary School?

Whitmore Park Primary School has 677 pupils aged 3 to 11, with capacity for 630.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.