Alveston CofE Primary School

Alveston CofE Primary School demonstrates strong performance overall, with the majority of pupils achieving well above national averages by the end of Year 6. The school has effectively built a positive culture where pupils feel safe, respected, and supported in their learning. There is a notable focus on attendance, with proactive strategies that have led to sustained improvement. The curriculum is coherent and ambitious, promoting a progressive build of knowledge across subjects. However, there are inconsistencies in meeting the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), which has led to some underachievement in this group. Overall, parents and staff express high satisfaction with the school’s environment and culture of care.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well over time, with outcomes above national averages.
• Strong focus on early reading, aiding fluency and comprehension.
• Positive and inclusive attendance culture established by leaders.
• Calm and respectful learning environment with few behavior incidents.
• Well-sequenced curriculum that supports gradual knowledge building.
• Effective early years provision fostering independence and communication skills.
• Strong leadership that has improved relationships with parents and staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent adaptations to teaching for pupils with SEND.
• Gaps in learning for some pupils not identified and addressed quickly.
• Clarity of individual targets for pupils with SEND needs improvement.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Alveston CofE Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Alveston CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Alveston CofE Primary School had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.7% of pupils at Alveston CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Alveston CofE Primary School received £7,222 and spent £7,174 for each of its 209 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £197,000 (£944 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Alveston CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Alveston CofE Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Alveston CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Alveston CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Alveston CofE Primary School have?

Alveston CofE Primary School has 209 pupils on roll.

What age range does Alveston CofE Primary School cover?

Alveston CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Alveston CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Alveston CofE Primary School?

Alveston CofE Primary School is at Knights Lane, Tiddington, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 7BZ.