Best Schools in Henley-in-Arden

How many schools are there in Henley-in-Arden?

Henley-in-Arden has 6 open schools: 3 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Henley-in-Arden?

None of the 5 graded schools in Henley-in-Arden currently holds an Outstanding rating. 4 are rated Good, so 80% are 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.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Henley-in-Arden get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Henley-in-Arden with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Henley In Arden School, with an Attainment 8 score of 44.5 and 45% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Venture Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 5.6 and 0% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Henley In Arden SchoolVenture Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Henley-in-Arden have the best SATs results?

Of the 3 primary schools in Henley-in-Arden with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Wootton Wawen CofE Primary School (100% in reading, 87% in maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School (90% in reading, 80% in maths); and Henley-In-Arden CofE Primary School (54% in reading, 46% 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.

Wootton Wawen CofE Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolHenley-In-Arden CofE Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Henley-in-Arden?

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

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Henley-in-Arden have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Henley-in-Arden have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Warwickshire 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 Henley-in-Arden?

Apply to Warwickshire 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.