Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School, Coalville
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Coalville. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 10th-highest of the 17 schools in Coalville with published results, and 8,950th of 14,452 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leicestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School in detail
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Our Years 3 and 4 Gardening Club is flourishing, with pupils showing enthusiasm,... Our whole school vision is ' Grow , Achieve , Bloom , Repeat ...' which is based on the Parable of the Sower from Matthew 13 1-23."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir, orchestra, guitar, recorder and gardening.
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (71% in reading, 77% in maths).
Getting a place at Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 96 named it as one of their preferences, for 52 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School are Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); New Swannington Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 57% reading, 75% maths); Thringstone Primary School (1 mile, Good, 54% reading, 71% maths); and Swannington Church of England Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 82% reading, 73% maths).
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary AcademyNew Swannington Primary SchoolThringstone Primary SchoolSwannington Church of England Primary School
Who goes there
12.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is City of Three Waters (adj mossdale), 210 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from January 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils thrive in a happy and caring environment at Whitwick St John The Baptist. Leaders and staff share a vision for pupils to 'grow, achieve, bloom, repeat'. Pupils know the school's six 'root' Christian values well. These values guide their actions. Pupils talk confidently about diversity and equality. One pupil explained, 'Everybody has the chance to be who they are.'
Teachers have high expectations of what all pupils can achieve. In lessons, pupils are excited to learn. Poor behaviour is rare.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Leaders have developed an ambitious and interesting curriculum. Subject leaders have worked collaboratively with experts and leaders from other schools. They have identified what they want pupils to learn. The curriculum plans show how pupils will build their knowledge from the early years to be ready for key stage 3 when they leave this school. Some areas of the curriculum are still new. Leaders plan to improve them further. In a small minority of subjects, curriculum plans do not yet define knowledge precisely enough.
Pupils enjoy reading. There are many opportunities for them to read in classrooms and in the well-resourced library. Teachers in the early years and key stage 1 teach phonics well so that pupils learn the sounds and how to blend them accurately. Pupils practise reading from books that match the sounds they know. Teachers check pupils' reading progress often. They make sure that pupils who struggle with reading get extra help quickly.
From Ofsted's June 2023 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2014 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
12.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 75% to 69% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.4
Avg class size
27.2
Infant (KS1)
27.6
KS2
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Whitwick Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 29 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Charles Booth Pre-School LTD - Day nursery, 0.6 milesOfsted, 13 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Hermitage Nursery School - Day nursery, 0.9 milesOfsted, 14 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Grace Dieu Manor Park Nursery LTD - Day nursery, 1.0 milesOfsted, 10 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Hall Lane Pre-School - Pre-school, 1.2 milesOfsted, 30 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School is in Leicestershire; for families living there:
- Leicestershire's school travel policy: Mainstream School Transport for 5 to 16 year olds
- How to apply: Request for school transport on medical grounds form PDF, 359.48 KB Opens new window
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School
Will you get a place at Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 51 first choices for 52 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
380 pupils
419 places
39 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Leicestershire council
Places available
8,574
Applications
6,827
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Leicestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Whitwick Thringstone Swannington Primary planning area (Leicestershire) will have 272 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
56
SEN Support
18
EHC Plans
19.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
383
Total Pupils
199
Boys
184
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
18.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,499
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,055
Per pupil
£2115k
Total funding
£76k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2%
Overall absence
7.9%
Persistent absence
342
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School
Questions parents ask about Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School
What are SATs results like at Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School?
Of the pupils at Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 78% did so in maths.
What is Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2023, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in January 2014, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School?
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 419 places.
How big are the classes at Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School?
Classes at Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School average 27.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School?
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School has around 383 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School?
4.2% of sessions were missed at Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 7.9% of pupils were persistently absent.
How many road collisions happen near Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School?
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School is at Parsonwood Hill, Whitwick, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 5AT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)