Ilmington CofE Primary School

Ilmington CofE Primary School is a caring and community-focused institution that has shown improvement since its previous outstanding inspection. The school is currently performing at a good level across all evaluated areas, including the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. There is a strong emphasis on high expectations and personal development, with pupils enjoying a range of responsibilities and community involvement that fosters their growth as active citizens. As this was the first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, the school has adapted its practices while striving to ensure every pupil thrives both academically and personally.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and pupils built on mutual respect.
• High expectations for academic and personal development.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum across all year groups.
• Excellent personal development opportunities for pupils.
• Strong community links that enhance pupil learning experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• Some inconsistencies in setting and reviewing targets for pupils with SEND.
• Lack of rigorous oversight in safeguarding arrangements.

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 Ilmington CofE Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.9% 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 Ilmington 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 Ilmington CofE Primary School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.4% 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, 17.5% of pupils at Ilmington CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Ilmington CofE Primary School received £7,427 and spent £7,242 for each of its 114 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £52,000 (£455 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 Ilmington CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ilmington CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Ilmington CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ilmington CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Ilmington CofE Primary School have?

Ilmington CofE Primary School has 114 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ilmington CofE Primary School cover?

Ilmington CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ilmington CofE Primary School?

Ilmington CofE Primary School is at Back Street, Ilmington, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4LJ.