OFSTED
7 December 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Warwickshire
Trust
ALCESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,299
1,299 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
502
38.6% of pupils
Male pupils
797
61.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.6 pts
below England
School
2.2%
Stratford-on-Avon
17.0%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.1 pts
below England
School
11.2%
Stratford-on-Avon
8.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Stratford-on-Avon
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
67.6%
878
Indian
9.8%
127
Any other White background
5.9%
77
Any other Asian background
3.2%
41
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
40
Chinese
2.5%
33
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
4.3%
56 of
1,299 pupils
16.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
73.7
34.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.56 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.91%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.31 pts
lower than
England
School
4.91%
Stratford-on-Avon
5.78%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.91%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.10 pts
higher than
England
School
15.91%
Stratford-on-Avon
13.85%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.65%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.16 pts
lower than
England
School
0.65%
Stratford-on-Avon
1.93%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.7%
8.4 pts
above England
Alcester Grammar School
100.7%
Stratford-on-Avon
95.1%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.