Best Schools in Whitchurch

How many schools are there in Whitchurch?

Whitchurch has 12 open schools: 9 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Whitchurch are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Whitchurch was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 10 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Whitchurch get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Whitchurch with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Testbourne Community School, with an Attainment 8 score of 51.7 and 59% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Sir John Talbot's School, with an Attainment 8 score of 40.2 and 39% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Testbourne Community SchoolSir John Talbot's School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Whitchurch have the best SATs results?

Of the 6 primary schools in Whitchurch with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary School (87% in reading, 80% in maths); Whitchurch Church of England Primary School (80% in reading, 84% in maths); and Lower Heath CofE Primary School (80% in reading, 73% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary SchoolWhitchurch Church of England Primary SchoolLower Heath CofE Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Whitchurch?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Whitchurch selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Whitchurch have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Whitchurch have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Whitchurch?

Apply to your council - Shropshire, Cardiff or Hampshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.