Lillington Primary School

Lillington Primary School has shown robust improvement following its recent transition to an academy within the Finham Park Multi Academy Trust. Recognized as a good school across all key areas, it emphasizes a warm and inclusive environment where pupils feel happy and safe. The dedicated staff maintain high expectations and support pupils in achieving their best, contributing to a positive school culture rooted in strong values. The curriculum is engaging and ambitious, particularly in mathematics, ensuring that most pupils develop strong foundational skills. However, the school continues to address attendance issues and the consistency of phonics teaching to ensure all students can catch up effectively.

Strengths

• Warm and inclusive environment for all pupils
• High expectations set by teachers for student achievement
• Engaging and ambitious curriculum across all year groups
• Strong focus on early years development and language skills
• Effective provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in phonics teaching affecting reading progress
• High absence rates impacting students' learning opportunities

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 Lillington Primary School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.0% 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, 2.8% of pupils at Lillington 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 Lillington Primary School had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% 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, 15.0% of pupils at Lillington Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 10.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 14 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 2024–25 Lillington Primary School received £9,623 and spent £9,820 for each of its 228 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £299,000 (£1,314 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Finham Park Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,796 and spending £7,758 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 Leamington Spa · Warwickshire local authority: places and applications

Lillington Primary School is part of Finham Park Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Finham Primary School Coventry
• Finham Park School Coventry
• Meadow Park School Coventry
• Finham Park 2 Coventry
• Limbrick Wood Primary School Coventry
• Lyng Hall School Coventry
• Pearl Hyde Community Primary School Coventry

What is Lillington Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Lillington Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lillington Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Lillington Primary School have?

Lillington Primary School has 247 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lillington Primary School cover?

Lillington Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 33% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lillington Primary School?

Lillington Primary School is at Cubbington Road, Lillington, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 7AG.