Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy
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Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy is a converter academy in Whitchurch for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 291 pupils and room for 351. About 20 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. We give it 73 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 93% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Station Road, Whitchurch, SY13 1RJ01948 662905thewhitchurchcofefederation.comMrs Sarah Camacho headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 8 June 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
74 places were empty (27% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 11% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (80 offers for 90 places).
| Entry | Places | Put it first | Applied at all | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 90 | 79 | 93 | 80 | – all offered | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) and SEN unit with 7 pupils and a SEN unit with 9 pupils, for autism, speech, language and communication.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Shropshire with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (19), Autistic spectrum disorder (18), emotional and mental health (8), Moderate learning difficulty (3), Hearing impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 291 | 282 | 265 | 278 | 279 | 295 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 21% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 22% | 16% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 10% | 11% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 5% | 8% | 16% | 5% | 9% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 7% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 4.2% | 3.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 9.3% | 7.1% | 8.9% | 12.6% | 10.3% | 6.2% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery School, the school this one replaced in March 2019. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy | Academy | 210 m | 304 | Good 2023 | 23 | Compare |
| Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery | Academy | 2.1 miles | 123 | Report card 2026 | 4 | Compare |
| Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.4 miles | 113 | No overall grade 2025 | 80 | Compare |
| Bronington Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church in Wales | 3.9 miles | 44 | Estyn, no grade | – | Compare |
| Whixall CofE Primary School | Academy | 4.7 miles | 152 | No overall grade 2025 | 75 | Compare |
| Prees CofE Primary School | Academy | 4.9 miles | 194 | Not inspected | 47 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy with the 45 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 45 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
No school with a similar mix of pupils within 25 km scores clearly higher.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 73 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 73% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 46 to 89. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 19% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 3.3 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | above | +0.16 | results and attendance rising year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.11 | 2024/25; 129 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy scores 73 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 93% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 46 to 89, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy good at its last full inspection on 8 June 2023.
How many pupils does Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy have?
291 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 351 places, so it is 83% full.
Is Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy oversubscribed?
Probably not. 74 places were empty in 2024/25 (27% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy?
Pupils were in school 95.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy?
The average class had 20.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) and sen unit for autism, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Station Road, Whitchurch, SY13 1RJ
- Telephone
- 01948 662905
- Website
- www.thewhitchurchcofefederation.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Camacho
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Lichfield
- Multi-academy trust
- St Bart's Multi Academy Trust (23 schools)
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward
- Whitchurch North
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 March 2019 (academy converter)
- URN
- 146426 · LAESTAB 8933121 · UKPRN 10081652
- Formerly
- Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Shropshire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.