Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School

Overall, Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School performs strongly. Most areas of the report card are graded strong standard, including achievement, attendance and behaviour, early years, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development and wellbeing. Safeguarding standards are met. Pupils achieve above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6, attendance is high and behaviour is calm and purposeful. Pupils are proud of their school, feel safe and are very well prepared for the next stage of education. The main area for development is curriculum and teaching, which is graded expected standard. Leaders have built a broad and balanced curriculum and prioritise early reading, writing and mathematics, but questioning and formative assessment are not consistently precise enough. At times, teachers do not identify exactly what all pupils know and can do or adapt teaching sharply in response, especially in foundation subjects. This is the report's key next step. Contextually, the school is part of Community Academies Trust and was inspected through a full section 5 inspection. It is smaller than average by capacity, with pupil numbers close to average, and it serves a relatively low-deprivation community with below-average free school meal eligibility. The school's inclusive practice and use of pupil premium funding are notable strengths.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6, including disadvantaged pupils.
• Pupils make secure progress through the curriculum and are very well prepared for the next stage of education.
• Attendance is above national averages, with very low lateness and swift action on concerns.
• Behaviour is calm, orderly and purposeful, and pupils show respect, courtesy and self-discipline.
• The early years provision is strong, with a well-organised curriculum, effective transitions and children who settle quickly and thrive.
• Inclusion is a strength: pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils are identified quickly and supported to succeed.
• Leaders use pupil premium funding effectively to reduce barriers and widen access to enrichment.
• Leadership and governance are astute and highly effective, with strong trust support and challenge.
• Staff development and wellbeing are prioritised, and staff feel valued and well supported.
• Personal development is well tailored, including a notable careers programme and a progressive curriculum of educational visits.
• Pupils are confident, resilient and independent, and understand how to keep themselves safe and healthy.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture in which concerns are actively identified and managed.

Areas for Improvement

• Questioning sometimes lacks precision and does not identify what all pupils know and can do.
• Teachers do not always adapt teaching sharply enough in response to pupils' understanding.
• Formative assessment is not consistently used to check understanding and ensure all pupils know and remember more, particularly in foundation subjects.

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 Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School attended 97.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.2% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Stratford-Upon-Avon 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 Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% 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, 12.4% of pupils at Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School received £6,409 and spent £6,662 for each of its 212 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £71,000 (£336 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Community Academies Trust, income was £7,309 and spending £7,301 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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All schools in Stratford-Upon-Avon · Warwickshire local authority: places and applications

Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School is part of Community Academies Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Budbrooke Primary School Warwick
• Heathcote Primary School Warwick
• Woodloes Primary School Warwick
• Kingsway Community Primary School Leamington Spa
• Wood End Primary School Atherstone
• The Wilnecote School Tamworth
• Dordon Primary School Tamworth
• Millfield Primary School Tamworth
• Birchwood Primary School Tamworth
• The Polesworth School Tamworth

What is Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School have?

Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School has 218 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School cover?

Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School?

Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School is at Broad Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6HN.