Hampton Lucy CofE Primary School, Warwick

Ofsted's report card from its 14 July 2026 inspection grades Hampton Lucy CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is a clear priority for leaders."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children make a positive start to their education in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a culture where inclusion is at the heart of the school's work."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have taken effective action to address the areas for development identified at the last inspection."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school provides a thoughtfully planned programme for pupils' personal development."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Reading and mathematics are strengths of the school's provision."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Leaders have strengthened the curriculum since the last inspection."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff use assessment information astutely to identify those pupils who have not secured foundational skills in grammar, punctuation, spelling and handwriting so that any gaps are addressed and closed quickly"; "Leaders should ensure that staff address pupils' errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling and handwriting consistently, so that more pupils apply this knowledge securely and achieve what they are capable of in writing".

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Hampton Lucy CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 80% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 4 families put Hampton Lucy CofE Primary School as their first choice and 26 named it as one of their preferences, for 6 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hampton Lucy CofE Primary School are Wellesbourne CofE Primary School (1.9 miles, 85% reading, 78% maths); Alveston CofE Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 93% reading, 83% maths); Barford St Peter's CofE Primary School (2.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 88% maths); and Loxley CofE Community Primary School (2.7 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Hampton Lucy CofE Primary School.

35% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 2.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%), Mixed (8%) and Asian (6%).

In 2026, 26 pupils (32.5%) received SEN support and 4 (5%) 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.

Hampton Lucy CofE Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Hampton Lucy CofE Primary School.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church (opposite), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88).

In 2024/25, Hampton Lucy CofE Primary School issued 1 suspension, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.