Outwoods Primary School

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.

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.

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 Outwoods Primary School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.8% 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, 2.3% of pupils at Outwoods Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 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 Outwoods Primary School had 20.6 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, 14.2% of pupils at Outwoods Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 2 pupils.

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 Outwoods Primary School received £7,253 and spent £7,270 for each of its 394 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £176,000 (£446 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 Outwoods Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Outwoods Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Outwoods Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Outwoods Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Outwoods Primary School have?

Outwoods Primary School has 394 pupils on roll.

What age range does Outwoods Primary School cover?

Outwoods Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Outwoods Primary School?

Outwoods Primary School is at Southlands, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 1EH.