Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School, Rugby
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Rugby. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 26 schools in Rugby with published results, and 8,950th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 106% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Warwickshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 91% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 30 families put Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School as their first choice and 109 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School are St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 60% reading, 63% maths); Boughton Leigh Junior School (1 mile, Good, 61% reading, 59% maths); Boughton Leigh Infant School (1 mile, Good); and Brownsover Community School (1 mile, Good).
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary SchoolBoughton Leigh Junior SchoolBoughton Leigh Infant SchoolBrownsover Community School
What parents say
86 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School (as of September 2025): 65% would recommend the school, 81% say their child is happy there and 28% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (81%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (28%).
Who goes there
11.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 24 pupils (10.7%) received SEN support and 7 (3.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Rugby Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is North Road (adjacent), 20 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 30 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School are Lawrence Sheriff School (1.5 miles) and Ashlawn School (1.8 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school creates a warm, nurturing environment where pupils flourish and develop strong values. Children benefit from an excellent range of activities beyond the classroom, from a writing guild to clay club, and from meaningful learning about other cultures and faiths. The school excels at preparing pupils for life beyond school through career learning and experiences like residential trips.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics programme with regular monitoring to identify and support pupils who fall behind
- Excellent personal development programme including residential trips, career learning, and British values education
- Positive behaviour and kind relationships between pupils and staff
- Well-structured curriculum in mathematics and science that builds knowledge over time
- Inclusive approach with appropriate support for pupils with SEND
Areas for Improvement
- Early years staff lack consistency in ensuring activities match intended learning and help children develop vocabulary
- Governors do not have sufficient understanding of the school's work to hold leaders effectively to account
- Safeguarding procedures have minor weaknesses with some checks and policies not consistently followed
- Communication with stakeholders needs improvement as some parents and staff are dissatisfied with aspects of the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective overall, but some procedures are not as sharp as they should be, including ensuring systems and policies are up to date and consistently followed.
Extracurricular Activities
Early-morning choir, lunchtime pop-up clay club, writing guild, peer mediators, debating club, British values week, residential trips, visits to places of worship, beaches of Normandy trip
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive school where pupils are polite, kind, and proud to attend. While the school achieves well in national assessments and offers a variety of enrichment opportunities, leadership and early years provision require improvement.
At a Glance
11.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
86 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 91% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 76% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 85% to 68% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
32.0
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
34.3
KS2
7
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Warwickshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School is in Warwickshire; for families living there:
- Warwickshire's school travel policy: Free school transport for students under the age of 16
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
106%
Over capacity
223 pupils
210 places
13 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Rugby
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Rugby
Across Warwickshire council
Places available
7,199
Applications
6,281
Got 1st preference
88.1%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Warwickshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
24
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
13.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
224
Total Pupils
113
Boys
111
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
18.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,990
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,201
Per pupil
£1275k
Total funding
£35k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
6.0%
Persistent absence
199
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School
Questions parents ask about Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School
What are SATs results like at Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School?
Of the pupils at Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2015, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, Warwickshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School?
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School was full in 2025, at 106% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School?
Classes at Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School average 32 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School?
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School has around 224 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School?
4.4% of sessions were missed at Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School?
Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School's term dates?
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Warwickshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School?
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School is at Station Road, Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0BT.
Sources: Warwickshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)