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The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 180 pupils Warwick
Ofsted: Good
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The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Warwick for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 180 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2019 of its predecessor, The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School. In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: February 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address The Green
Hatton
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV35 7EX
Phone 01926484318
Reference Number 148515

General Makeup

Number of pupils 180
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.11%
Girls: 43.89%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 11 20
2 16 15 31
3 11 10 21
4 16 13 29
5 16 11 27
6 22 10 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 78.9%
White, Other 7.8%
Mixed, Other 3.3%
Indian 2.2%
Irish 2.2%
Unclassified 1.7%
White & Asian 1.1%
African 1.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School, inspected in March 2019.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 23 Jan 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
23 Jan 2024 School inspection
09 Apr 2021 Academy conversion letter
20 Mar 2019 Short inspection
Previously as The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School
06 Nov 2014 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
25 Nov 2009 Full inspection:
17 Jun 2008 Monitoring visit
10 May 2007 Full inspection:
14 Jan 2002 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 82%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109
Maths 111

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.1
Writing 2.1
Maths 3.8

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 32 9
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School had 180 pupils for 210 places. 30 places (14.3%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Warwick Rural Primary” planning area

Warwickshire counted 47 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 46 in 2029–30, down 2%.

20212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210
Pupils 191187185189180
Unfilled 9.0%11.0%11.9%10.0%14.3%

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 The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2022202320242025
Authorised absence 5.3%3.9%3.8%3.3%
Unauthorised absence 0.5%0.6%0.5%0.7%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%

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, 0.6% of pupils at The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.6
Permanent exclusions 0000

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 The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School had 21.4 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

20222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 11.612.213.212.511.6
Teachers who left state teaching 4.3%2.4%13.0%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 33.3%84.6%50.0%40.0%–
Sick days per teacher 1.91.52.71.1–

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, 17.2% of pupils at The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Moderate learning difficulty 16 1
Social, emotional and mental health 10 2
Speech, language and communication needs 2 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 3 1
Specific learning difficulty 0 1

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 The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School received £7,699 and spent £7,830 for each of its 178 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £175,000 (£981 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Arden Forest C of E Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,198 and spending £7,180 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2022202320242025
Revenue reserve £92,000£188,000£199,000£175,000
per pupil £486£1,030£1,064£981
In-year balance £62,000£79,000£18,000-£23,000
per pupil £326£433£98-£131

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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2.2 miles
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2.75 miles
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3.31 miles
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3.31 miles
Warwick Nursery School
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3.54 miles
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3.83 miles
Warwick Preparatory School
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3.93 miles
St John's Primary School and Nursery
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3.97 miles
Emscote Infant School
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4.03 miles
Kenilworth Nursery School & Early Years Training Centre
Bertie Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1JP
4.39 miles
Priors Field Primary School
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4.41 miles
Brookhurst Primary School
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4.46 miles
St Nicholas CofE Primary School
The Blundells, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2PE
4.58 miles
Name Distance
Nunhold House Outdoor Learning Centre
Nunhold House, Hatton Technology Park, Dark Lane, Hatton, Warwickshire, CV35 8XB
1.03 miles
Northleigh House School
Five Ways Road, Hatton, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV35 7HZ
1.25 miles
Evergreen School
Deansway, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 5DF
3 miles
Aylesford School Warwick
Tapping Way, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 6XR
3.44 miles
The Emscote School
Nelsons Lane, Nelsons Lane Industrial Estate, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 5JB
3.77 miles
Warwick School
Myton Road, Warwick, CV34 6PP
4.01 miles
King's High School
Banbury Road, Warwickshire, CV34 6YE
4.03 miles
Myton School
Myton Road, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 6PJ
4.31 miles
Trinity Catholic School
Guy's Cliffe Avenue, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 6NB
4.58 miles
Warwickshire College Group
Warwick New Road, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 5JE
4.74 miles

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The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School is part of Arden Forest C of E Multi Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

What is The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2019 of its predecessor, The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School.

When was The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School was last inspected in February 2024.

How many pupils does The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School have?

The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School has 180 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School cover?

The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School?

The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School is at The Green, Hatton, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV35 7EX.

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