OFSTED
14 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Warwickshire
Trust
ARDEN FOREST C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
413
413 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
201
48.7% of pupils
Male pupils
212
51.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.0 pts
below England
School
21.8%
Stratford-on-Avon
17.0%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.8 pts
below England
School
6.5%
Stratford-on-Avon
8.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Stratford-on-Avon
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.2%
356
Any other White background
5.8%
24
White and Asian
1.7%
7
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
5
African
1.0%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
4
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
18.2%
75 of
413 pupils
2.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.9 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
52.0%
8.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Reading
3.8 pts below England
School
70.0%
Stratford-on-Avon
78.5%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Writing
13.3 pts below England
School
57.0%
Stratford-on-Avon
72.6%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
65.0%
Maths
7.0 pts below England
School
65.0%
Stratford-on-Avon
72.3%
West Midlands
71.4%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official 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
4.38%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.84 pts
lower than
England
School
4.38%
Stratford-on-Avon
5.78%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.31%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.51 pts
lower than
England
School
9.31%
Stratford-on-Avon
13.85%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.27 pts
lower than
England
School
0.53%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.3%
10.1 pts
above England
St Nicholas CofE Primary
98.3%
Stratford-on-Avon
90.9%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.