Ettington CofE Primary School, Stratford-upon-Avon
Ettington CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Stratford-upon-Avon. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2011. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 13 schools in Stratford-upon-Avon with published results, and 5,545th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2011)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Warwickshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ettington CofE Primary School in detail
Ettington CofE Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We hope that this gives you an insight into life at our school. Ettington C of E Primary School is a happy and thriving Church school, located in the village of Ettington, surrounded by open countryside; a community of life and love, where children and adults work and flourish together."
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Monday 16 November 2026 at 8.45am and an open day on Monday 15 February 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Warwickshire
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Ettington CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 93% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Ettington CofE Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Ettington CofE Primary School as their first choice and 98 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 10 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Ettington CofE Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ettington CofE Primary School are Loxley CofE Community Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School (3.5 miles, 70% reading, 60% maths); Wellesbourne CofE Primary School (4.1 miles, 85% reading, 78% maths); and Kineton Church of England Primary School (4.2 miles, 77% reading, 73% maths).
Ettington CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Loxley CofE Community Primary SchoolNewbold and Tredington CofE Primary SchoolWellesbourne CofE Primary SchoolKineton Church of England Primary School
What parents say
67 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ettington CofE Primary School (as of September 2025): 99% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).
Who goes there
9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 30 pupils (15%) received SEN support and 6 (3%) 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
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ettington CofE Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rogers Lane (opposite), 190 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 8 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
Ettington CofE Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
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 2011, 15 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 April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school creates a nurturing, values-based environment where children thrive both academically and personally. Pupils achieve considerably higher than national standards by Year 6 and develop into compassionate, active citizens who want to make a positive difference. The school is highly inclusive and provides excellent support for all learners, particularly those with additional needs.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional behaviour and attitudes - pupils are polite, courteous and genuinely respect each other
- Strong inclusive practice with excellent support for pupils with SEND who are identified promptly
- Outstanding character development preparing pupils to be active, responsible members of society
- Excellent early reading with impressive phonics understanding in Reception and strong progress in Year 1
- Highly positive attitudes to learning with pupils producing high-quality written work across the curriculum
Areas for Improvement
- Need to clarify the precise essential knowledge pupils should know and remember in some subjects
- Assessment approaches to check understanding during lessons and at the end of topics are not yet fully established
- Need to develop a consistent system for identifying and addressing gaps in pupils' understanding without delay
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Ettington CofE Primary School is a successful school that puts pupils at the heart of all it does, with three core values of trust, respect and love running through every aspect of its work. Pupils achieve very well and demonstrate exceptional behaviour and attitudes to learning.
At a Glance
9.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
67 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 93% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 93% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Ettington CofE Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Ettington CofE Primary School.
- Premier Education Ettington Primary School Holiday CampAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Ettington 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. Ettington 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
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 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
92%
Near capacity
193 pupils
210 places
17 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Stratford-upon-Avon
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stratford-upon-Avon
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(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
30
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
18.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
200
Total Pupils
103
Boys
97
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
16.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£44,987
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,148
Per pupil
£1082k
Total funding
£27k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Persistent absence
166
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Ettington CofE Primary School
What are SATs results like at Ettington CofE Primary School?
Of the pupils at Ettington CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 82% did so in maths.
What is Ettington CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ettington CofE Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2011, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Ettington CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Ettington 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 Ettington CofE Primary School?
Ettington CofE Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Ettington CofE Primary School?
Classes at Ettington CofE Primary School average 28.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Ettington CofE Primary School?
Ettington CofE Primary School has around 200 pupils on roll. 9% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Ettington CofE Primary School?
4.1% of sessions were missed at Ettington CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ettington CofE Primary School?
Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Ettington 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.
Does Ettington CofE Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Premier Education Ettington Primary School Holiday Camp (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Ettington CofE Primary School's term dates?
Ettington 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 Ettington CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 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 Ettington CofE Primary School?
Ettington CofE Primary School is at Churchill Close, Ettington, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 7SP.
Sources: Warwickshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)