Best Schools in Leamington Spa

How many schools are there in Leamington Spa?

Leamington Spa has 30 open schools: 23 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Leamington Spa are rated Outstanding?

3 schools in Leamington Spa were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Sydenham Primary School, Briar Hill Infant School and Whitnash Nursery School. Counting Good as well, 95% of the 19 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.

Sydenham Primary SchoolBriar Hill Infant SchoolWhitnash Nursery School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Leamington Spa get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Leamington Spa with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at North Leamington School, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.9 and 67% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Campion School, with an Attainment 8 score of 41.8 and 36% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Trinity Catholic School, with an Attainment 8 score of 37.1 and 27% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

North Leamington SchoolCampion SchoolTrinity Catholic School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Leamington Spa have the best SATs results?

Of the 16 primary schools in Leamington Spa with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Cubbington CofE Primary School (91% in reading, 94% in maths); Sydenham Primary School (92% in reading, 90% in maths); and Whitnash Primary School (86% in reading, 88% 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.

Cubbington CofE Primary SchoolSydenham Primary SchoolWhitnash Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Leamington Spa?

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

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Leamington Spa have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Leamington Spa 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 Leamington Spa?

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.