Best Schools in Atherstone

How many schools are there in Atherstone?

Atherstone has 12 open schools: 9 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Atherstone are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Atherstone was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Atherstone Nursery School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 11 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Atherstone Nursery School

Source: Ofsted

Which primary schools in Atherstone have the best SATs results?

Of the 9 primary schools in Atherstone with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Austrey CofE Primary School (90% in reading, 100% in maths); St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy (100% in reading, 84% in maths); and Racemeadow Primary Academy (83% in reading, 83% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Austrey CofE Primary SchoolSt Benedict's Catholic Primary AcademyRacemeadow Primary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Atherstone?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Atherstone selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Atherstone have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Atherstone have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Atherstone?

Apply to your council - Warwickshire or Leicestershire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.