Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School

Warton Nethersole’s CofE Primary School has effectively maintained the high standards it achieved before, demonstrating strong community ties and a nurturing environment. The leadership team actively evaluates the school's performance and has implemented successful strategies that have improved attendance and behavior. The school fosters a positive atmosphere where pupils thrive, showing a keen interest in their education and participating actively in school events, reinforcing their self-esteem and social awareness through community involvement and diverse activities.

Strengths

• Strong community ties and a nurturing school environment.
• High expectations for pupil achievement with engaging and ambitious curriculum.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Successful implementation of personalized behavioral support strategies.
• Well-established personal, social, and health education program.

Areas for Improvement

• Some tasks are not tailored to pupils' abilities, leading to uneven challenges in learning.

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 Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.6% 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 Warton Nethersole's 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 Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School had 18.6 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, 9.3% of pupils at Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 2024–25 Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School received £6,706 and spent £7,302 for each of its 173 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £163,000 (£941 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,859 and spending £7,689 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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Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School is part of Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• The Nethersole CofE Academy Tamworth
• Austrey CofE Primary School Atherstone
• Newton Regis CofE Primary School Tamworth
• Woodside CofE Primary School Atherstone
• Coleshill Church of England Primary School Birmingham
• St Clement's Church of England Academy Birmingham
• St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Solihull
• Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth) Birmingham
• St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown Birmingham
• St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth Birmingham

What is Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School have?

Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School has 183 pupils on roll.

What age range does Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School cover?

Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School?

Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School is at Maypole Road, Warton, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 0HP.