Heathcote Primary School, Warwick

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades Heathcote Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Despite the challenge of growing and changing cohorts, most pupils achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise pupils' attendance and punctuality."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

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

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The number of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) has increased considerably over the past 18 months."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the school's strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school's personal, social and health education curriculum is designed well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the handwriting curriculum is taught consistently well across early years and key stage 1"; "Leaders should continue their efforts to improve the attendance of disadvantaged pupils"; "Leaders should refine their monitoring to ensure that staff implement school improvement actions consistently, and that these actions have the rapid impact that leaders intend".

In its own words: "... Heathcote delivered a curriculum that rivals all others in the local area. ... every child left Heathcote at age-related expectation or above. ... our whole school community demonstrated exemplary behaviour. ... all pupils leave Heathcote recognising their strengths and with essential skills to face a quickly evolving world. ..."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Heathcote Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 69% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Heathcote Primary School as their first choice and 187 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Heathcote Primary School are Myton Gardens (0.8 miles); St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy (1 mile); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (1 mile, Good, 87% reading, 80% maths); and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (1 mile).

Heathcote Primary School is one of 17 schools run by Community Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

The nearest railway station is Leamington Spa Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Harbury Lane (adjacent), 80 metres away.

In 2024/25, Heathcote Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Heathcote Primary School are Oakley School (0.8 miles), Myton School (1.2 miles) and Campion School (1.6 miles).