Warwick Academy

Warwick Academy has made notable progress since it was last inspected, achieving a 'Good' rating across all areas including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership. Pupils enjoy a positive learning environment and demonstrate pride in their school, with high expectations from staff that permeate the school culture. The curriculum is well-structured, supporting pupils in building knowledge, particularly in reading and mathematics, where the school places strong emphasis on comprehension and retention. Despite this, there are some inconsistencies in the delivery of the curriculum that impact pupils' ability to recall key knowledge, suggesting room for improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit positive attitudes toward learning and behaviour.
• Strong emphasis on reading and mathematics with effective support for early readers.
• High expectations set by staff, promoting a culture of aspiration among pupils.
• Robust support and challenge from the multi-academy trust to school leaders.
• Pupils engage in leadership roles and contribute positively to the school community.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum delivery affecting pupils' retention of key knowledge.
• Checks on pupils' learning do not consistently align with curriculum goals.

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 Warwick Academy attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.9% 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, 5.8% of pupils at Warwick Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Warwick Academy had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 57.1% 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, 10.5% of pupils at Warwick Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% 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 Warwick Academy received £6,799 and spent £6,691 for each of its 294 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £102,000 (£347 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Lion Academy Trust, income was £7,997 and spending £8,136 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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Warwick Academy is part of Lion Academy Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Ruskin Infant School Wellingborough
• Ruskin Academy Wellingborough
• Olympic Primary Wellingborough
• Brook House Primary School London
• Thomas Gamuel Primary School London
• Sybourn Primary School London
• Barclay Primary School London
• Limebrook Primary School and Nursery Maldon
• Maple Grove Primary School Basildon
• Leigh Beck Junior School Canvey Island

What is Warwick Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Warwick Academy is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was Warwick Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Warwick Academy was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does Warwick Academy have?

Warwick Academy has 258 pupils on roll.

What age range does Warwick Academy cover?

Warwick Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Warwick Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Warwick Academy?

Warwick Academy is at Dulley Avenue, Wellingborough, NN8 2PS.