Outwoods Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Southlands
Atherstone
Warwickshire
CV9 1EH
Phone 01827712372
Reference Number 136061

Outwoods Primary School continues to demonstrate good overall performance, providing a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and enthusiastic about learning. With high expectations from leaders and teachers, pupils generally achieve well across the curriculum, showing confidence and a strong engagement in their education. The school's approach to including students with special educational needs is commendable, ensuring they receive appropriate support and curriculum access. This marks the first ungraded inspection since the school was last judged to be good in May 2017, reflecting a period of stability in leadership and governance.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 396
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.46%
Girls: 53.54%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 32%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 19 27 46
2 29 31 60
3 28 19 47
4 22 27 49
5 31 26 57
6 25 34 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.9%
White, Other 2.3%
African 1.3%
Indian 1%
Mixed, Other 1%
Pakistani 1%
Asian, Other 0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 11 Jul 2023
Date Report
11 Jul 2023 School inspection
23 May 2017 Full inspection:
07 Jul 2015 Monitoring visit
04 Mar 2015 Full inspection:
05 Mar 2012 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils feel happy and safe, contributing to a positive learning environment.
  • High expectations set by leaders and teachers help pupils achieve well.
  • Effective support systems in place for pupils with special educational needs.
  • Strong culture of reading with well-trained staff delivering the early reading curriculum.
  • Broad and balanced curriculum that builds knowledge over time.
  • Exciting classrooms that foster a love of learning and minimal disruption.
  • Encouragement of pupils to respect diverse viewpoints and engage in community activities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some teachers do not assess learning thoroughly, moving pupils to new topics too quickly.
  • Younger pupils struggle with letter and number formation, affecting their work accuracy.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 66%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.6
Writing -0.4
Maths -0.3

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 25 0
Third Preference 8 1
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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