Shipston High School

Shipston High School has demonstrated a strong overall performance, maintaining a 'Good' rating across all evaluated areas. The school fosters an environment where pupils are at the center of learning, exhibiting mature behavior and respect toward peers and staff. Leaders are proactive and committed to enhancing the educational experience, supporting pupils' academics and personal development with a broad curriculum. However, challenges remain in providing consistent support for pupils with special educational needs, particularly those without an Education, Health and Care plan, and in effectively communicating progress to parents.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and pupils
• Broad and balanced curriculum developed with clear knowledge and skills progression
• High expectations from leaders fostering good academic achievement
• Effective tracking of behavior incidents to support positive classroom behavior
• Well-planned personal development curriculum promoting broader pupil growth
• Supportive career guidance from early on in secondary education

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent support for pupils with SEND who do not have an EHC plan
• Lack of a robust system to quickly identify pupils needing reading support
• Communication with parents about student progress 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 Shipston High School attended 88.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 31.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 14.0% of pupils at Shipston High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 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 Shipston High School had 15.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 7.0% of pupils at Shipston High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Shipston High School received £7,553 and spent £7,545 for each of its 600 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £701,000 (£1,168 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Shipston High School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Shipston High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Shipston High School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Shipston High School have?

Shipston High School has 526 pupils on roll.

What age range does Shipston High School cover?

Shipston High School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Shipston High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.3, and 36% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Shipston High School?

Shipston High School is at Darlingscote Road, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4DY.