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Kingsway Community Primary School, Leamington Spa

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Kingsway Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Leamington Spa, part of Community Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 19th-highest of the 19 schools in Leamington Spa with published results, and 14,181st of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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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

Kingsway Community Primary School in detail

Results

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils at Kingsway Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 42% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 56% in reading and 69% in maths in 2024.

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

Getting a place at Kingsway Community Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Kingsway Community Primary School as their first choice and 64 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Kingsway Community Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Kingsway Community Primary School are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles); Shrubland Street Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 73% reading, 88% maths); Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery (0.7 miles); and Whitnash Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 86% reading, 88% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Kingsway Community Primary School.

St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolShrubland Street Community Primary SchoolClapham Terrace Community Primary School and NurseryWhitnash Primary School

The trust

Kingsway Community 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.

All 17 schools in Community Academies Trust

Who goes there

36.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 42.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (41%), Asian (31%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 48 pupils (26.8%) received SEN support and 8 (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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Leamington Spa Rail Station, about 700 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queensway (opposite), 120 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 436 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Kingsway Community Primary School issued 20 suspensions, 9.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Kingsway Community Primary School are Campion School (0.9 miles), Myton School (1.1 miles), Trinity Catholic School (1.3 miles) and Oakley School (1.5 miles).

Campion SchoolMyton SchoolTrinity Catholic SchoolOakley School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; 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

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Sara Hartshorn
Pupils:179
LA:Warwickshire
Phone:01926426896
Address:Baker Avenue, Leamington Spa, CV31 3HB
Trust:COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST (17 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2021

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 13 September 2023View full report
URN:145853
UKPRN:10067722
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Warwick and Leamington
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

36.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
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Reading has declined from 56% to 48% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 69% to 42% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 78% to 58% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

25.6

Avg class size

23.7

Infant (KS1)

27.0

KS2

7

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

Kingsway Community Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Warwickshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Leamington Spa Rail Station (Entrance)
695m · 11 min walk

Bus Stops

Queensway (Opp)
122m · 2 min walk
GSP Car Parts (Adj)
126m · 2 min walk
Kingsway (Opp)
269m · 4 min walk
Cashmore Avenue (Adj)
311m · 5 min walk
Southlea Close (Opp)
322m · 5 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
18
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 14 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

5 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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Your chances of a place at Kingsway Community Primary School

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  • How many families in Warwickshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

94%

Near capacity

197 pupils

210 places

13 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Leamington Spa

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,099
Projected new pupils:525

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leamington Spa

Across Warwickshire council

Low demand council-wide0.87 applications per place

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: Every first choice offered

Inspection History

13 September 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

48

SEN Support

8

EHC Plans

31.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health22
Moderate Learning Difficulty14
Speech, Language & Communication10
Autistic Spectrum Disorder5
Other3
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Severe Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
40.8%
Asian
30.7%
Black
3.4%
Mixed
8.3%
Other
4.5%
Unclassified
1.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals36.9%
English as Additional Language42.5%

179

Total Pupils

91

Boys

88

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

9

Teachers

19.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£45,326

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,140

Per pupil

£1322k

Total funding

£109k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£138,566
EAL funding£38,271
Lump sum£146,161

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

9.4%

Overall absence

29.8%

Persistent absence

205

Enrolments

Authorised5.5%
Unauthorised3.9%
Persistent (10%+)29.8%
Severe (50%+)4.4%

Absence trend

4.8%
20/21
8.8%
21/22
10.3%
22/23
8.9%
23/24
9.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Kingsway Community Primary School

What are SATs results like at Kingsway Community Primary School?

Of the pupils at Kingsway Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 48% reached the expected standard in reading and 42% did so in maths.

What is Kingsway Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Kingsway Community Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2023.

What is the catchment area for Kingsway Community Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Kingsway Community 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 Kingsway Community Primary School?

Kingsway Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at Kingsway Community Primary School?

Classes at Kingsway Community Primary School average 25.6 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Kingsway Community Primary School?

Kingsway Community Primary School has around 179 pupils on roll. 37% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Kingsway Community Primary School?

9.4% of sessions were missed at Kingsway Community Primary School in 2024/25. 29.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Kingsway Community Primary School?

Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Kingsway Community 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.

How many road collisions happen near Kingsway Community Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 14 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 5 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 Kingsway Community Primary School?

Kingsway Community Primary School is at Baker Avenue, Leamington Spa, CV31 3HB.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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