Best Schools in Stratford-upon-Avon

How many schools are there in Stratford-upon-Avon?

Stratford-upon-Avon has 21 open schools: 15 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Stratford-upon-Avon are rated Outstanding?

3 schools in Stratford-upon-Avon were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Stratford Girls' Grammar School, King Edward VI School and Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School. Counting Good as well, 89% of the 18 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.

Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolKing Edward VI SchoolStratford-Upon-Avon Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Stratford-upon-Avon get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Stratford-upon-Avon with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Stratford Girls' Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 81.9 and 99% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; King Edward VI School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 81.1 and 98% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Stratford Upon Avon School, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.7 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolKing Edward VI SchoolStratford Upon Avon School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Stratford-upon-Avon have the best SATs results?

Of the 13 primary schools in Stratford-upon-Avon with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Gregory's Catholic Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School (93% in reading, 86% in maths); and Alveston CofE Primary School (93% 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.

St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolStratford-Upon-Avon Primary SchoolAlveston CofE Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Stratford-upon-Avon?

Yes. King Edward VI School and Stratford Girls' Grammar School are state grammar schools in Stratford-upon-Avon. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

King Edward VI SchoolStratford Girls' Grammar School

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Do schools in Stratford-upon-Avon have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Stratford-upon-Avon 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 Stratford-upon-Avon?

Apply to your council - Warwickshire or Worcestershire, 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.