Radford Semele CofE Primary School

Radford Semele CofE Primary School demonstrates a strong commitment to maintaining educational standards since its last inspection. The school provides a respectful and caring environment where pupils, who achieve well in reading, writing, and mathematics, feel happy and safe. The staff are dedicated, fostering a culture of resilience and responsibility among students, preparing them successfully for future educational stages. Additionally, a well-thought-out curriculum, enriched by activities and extracurricular opportunities, contributes to a vibrant learning atmosphere.

Strengths

• High standards of pupil achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Strong commitment to school values enhancing pupil behavior and respect.
• Effective phonics teaching leading to confident and fluent readers.
• Well-planned enrichment opportunities, such as trips and extracurricular activities.
• Positive focus on personal, social, and emotional development in the early years.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent depth of subject knowledge among staff in a few subjects.
• Inconsistent implementation of new assessment methods affecting learning retention.
• Writing curriculum not taught as clearly and consistently as intended.

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 Radford Semele CofE Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% 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, 1.9% of pupils at Radford Semele 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 Radford Semele CofE Primary School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 9.5% of pupils at Radford Semele CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% 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 Radford Semele CofE Primary School received £6,967 and spent £7,132 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £268,000 (£1,268 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 Radford Semele CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Radford Semele CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Radford Semele CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Radford Semele CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Radford Semele CofE Primary School have?

Radford Semele CofE Primary School has 211 pupils on roll.

What age range does Radford Semele CofE Primary School cover?

Radford Semele CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Radford Semele CofE Primary School?

Radford Semele CofE Primary School is at School Lane, Radford Semele, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1TQ.