Withington Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
87
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community school
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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
01432 260926 (primary) 01432 260925 (secondary)

This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(18/07/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
60%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

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Lock Road
Withington
Hereford
HR1 3QE
01432850289

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You and the leadership team understand the challenges and benefits of leading a small school. Parents and carers appreciate the close relationships that exist between the school and families. They are particularly appreciative of the head of learning, who they say is exceptionally approachable and seen as an asset to the school. The school is part of a federation. This alliance works to secure the school’s future stability and ensures that the pupils, particularly, benefit from being within a small school, but have access to opportunities beyond what could normally be expected from a small school. The governors describe this as ‘the best of both worlds’. You and the leadership team know the school well and lead it with energy and a clear sense of purpose. The school has a strong sense of the values that underpin its work. Children, their well-being and their educational outcomes are at the heart of all the school does. This is seen as a goal that requires everyone to work in collaboration with openness and honesty. This is reflected in the school’s mission statement of ‘achieving excellence together’. Pupils with whom I spoke are justifiably proud of their school. They really enjoy coming to school. Pupils’ behaviour is a strength of the school as they are kind and caring towards each other. Older pupils support younger ones in many ways, including arranging playground games for them. Pupils’ attitude to learning is particularly notable. They come to lessons expecting to learn and work hard. As a result, their approach to learning plays a large contribution to their success in the many opportunities that are afforded them by the school. The previous inspection report identified the need to improve handwriting. This has been tackled with vigour, to the extent that handwriting should now be considered a strength of the school. The presentation of work in the pupils’ workbooks is consistently immaculate. Writing is neat, accurately formed and beautifully presented. There is a true sense of pride in their work, which reflects the unswerving high expectations from leaders and teachers. The previous inspection also noted that there was a need to improve the accuracy of match of challenge for pupils within lessons. You and other leaders have focused hard on developing more accurate systems of assessment, which enable teachers to understand pupils’ learning needs. Alongside this, leaders have ensured a deeper focus on setting work that meets individual needs so that each pupil is now challenged with work that is neither too hard nor too easy. Safeguarding is effective. The leadership team has ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. These procedures are overseen by a leader within the federation and are consistent across the three schools. They are robust and highly effective. The school uses an online recording system. All documentation is thorough and is easily accessible to those who need it. Staff understand their responsibility in keeping pupils safe. They undertake appropriate safeguarding training, to make sure they are up to date with the most recent guidance. Training records are carefully maintained, so that refresher training can be provided in a timely way. Pupils enjoy coming to school and say that it is a safe place, where poor behaviour and bullying are rare. They are confident that adults in the school will help them resolve any difficulties they may have. The curriculum includes opportunities for pupils to learn about how to keep safe. They know how to protect themselves when they use the internet and through the ‘Be Safe Be Seen’ campaign they understand the importance of road safety. Inspection findings I focused some of the inspection activity on considering the quality of writing across the school. This was because in 2017 pupils did not achieve as well in writing as they did in reading and mathematics, although writing results were still in line with national figures. Evidence in pupils’ workbooks demonstrates pupils are given many opportunities to write extensively. Writing skills are systematically taught and then drawn together in extended pieces of writing. For example, pupils in Years 5 and 6 have been taught about the structure and features of effective newspaper reports. They are able to explain the difference between fact and opinion. During the inspection, they were using this knowledge to write their own newspaper report based on a book they had read. Pupils have studied texts from different eras and have developed a good awareness of text styles. There is some evidence of adventurous language choices. However, pupils could be given more opportunities to evidence deeper thinking about sentence structure and vocabulary choices, by explaining those choices and the desired effect on the reader. Leaders have addressed concerns about standards in phonics through focused training. Consequently, there has been a significant improvement in phonics teaching. The proportion of pupils who passed the phonics screening check in 2017 dramatically increased from the 2016 results. Pupils are able to apply their knowledge when reading and systematically use phonic strategies to help them decode unknown words. You identified attendance as a concern for the school and have analysed attendance data to establish the rates of attendance for groups of pupils within the school. The small numbers of pupils involved mean that a few pupils can make a large difference to the figures. You have identified the pupils with the lowest rates of attendance and have been vigilant in challenging poor attendance. The excellent relationships that exist between leaders and families have enabled the school to have direct and candid conversations about the importance of good attendance. This has improved the attendance of those pupils. Leaders are mindful that there is a lack of diversity within the school. They do provide opportunities for pupils to mix with pupils from other schools. However, more could be done to ensure that pupils have opportunities to meet and understand people from very different backgrounds to their own. A final focus for the inspection was the extent to which being part of a federation impacts on the quality of education provided by the school. Inspection evidence demonstrates that leadership has been strengthened. The head of learning, who has responsibility for the day-to-day running of the school, is supported in her role by you and your highly effective deputy headteacher. This provides a great deal of additional professional and leadership experience. Staff also benefit professionally through having links to other members of staff within the federation who bring particular expertise. Leaders use the expertise within the federation strategically, so that outcomes for pupils are improved. Pupils profit from specialist teaching in physical education (PE), modern languages and music. They enjoy the opportunities to participate in federation events, such as sports tournaments. There is one governing body for the federation. Governance has improved since the last inspection and is now strong. Governors are fully aware of their roles and responsibilities. The governing body has undertaken a skills audit, and so is able to use the skills of its members to fulfil its leadership role within the school. An external review of governance, which was carried out in April 2017, supports inspection findings that governors offer effective challenge to leaders within the school. Governors know the school well because you ensure that they are well informed about the strengths and areas for further development in the school.

Withington Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>61, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 19-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>57, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 19-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>26, "agree"=>39, "disagree"=>22, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>9} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 19-07-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>43, "strongly_agree"=>9, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>9, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 19-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>48, "agree"=>48, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 19-07-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>26, "strongly_agree"=>26, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 19-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>0, "agree"=>100, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 19-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>35, "agree"=>57, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>9} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 19-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>52, "agree"=>39, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 19-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>30, "agree"=>61, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 19-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>52, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 19-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>57, "agree"=>39, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 19-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>39, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>13} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 19-07-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>87, "no"=>13} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 19-07-2023

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