Outwoods Primary School, Atherstone
Outwoods Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Atherstone. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 9 schools in Atherstone with published results, and 8,234th of 14,452 across England. It was 87% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Below 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
Outwoods Primary School in detail
Outwoods Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Outwoods draws upon all of the strengths of pupils, parents and teachers alike in striving to make Outwoods the place to be for primary education. Our office staff are there to help you and work very hard for you and your children. There are two offices."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 22 December 2026. 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)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Outwoods Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 60% in reading and 52% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Outwoods Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 55 families put Outwoods Primary School as their first choice and 106 named it as one of their preferences, for 56 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Outwoods Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Outwoods Primary School are St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 100% reading, 84% maths); Racemeadow Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); Witherley Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); and Michael Drayton Junior School (2.3 miles).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Outwoods Primary School.
St Benedict's Catholic Primary AcademyRacemeadow Primary AcademyWitherley Church of England Primary SchoolMichael Drayton Junior School
Who goes there
6.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Outwoods Primary School has a resourced provision: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Atherstone Rail Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greendale Road (adjacent), 170 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Outwoods Primary School issued 22 suspensions, 5.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from May 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2017 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
33.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 60% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 52% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 56% to 71% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.7
Avg class size
24.5
Infant (KS1)
27.4
KS2
12
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Outwoods Primary School
Special Dinner Menu
1 Oct 2026
Newsletter 25th September 2026
25 Sep 2026
The Great Outwoods Bake Off
24 Sep 2026
School Immunisation Flyer
14 Sep 2026
Newsletter 9th September 2026
11 Sep 2026
Jeans for Genes Day 18th September 2026
11 Sep 2026
From Outwoods Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Keep up with Outwoods Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Outwoods Primary School.
- Premier Outwoods (EYFS)At the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Outwoods Primary School is a community 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Outwoods Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Outwoods 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
- 12
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 10 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Outwoods Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
367 pupils
420 places
53 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Atherstone
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Atherstone
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(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
56
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
18.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Outwoods Primary School has a resourced provision: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
394
Total Pupils
189
Boys
205
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
17.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,945
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,494
Per pupil
£2320k
Total funding
£180k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.5%
Overall absence
18.8%
Persistent absence
329
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
Outwoods Primary School
Questions parents ask about Outwoods Primary School
What are SATs results like at Outwoods Primary School?
Of the pupils at Outwoods Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 76% reached the expected standard in reading and 74% did so in maths.
What is Outwoods Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Outwoods Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2017, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Outwoods Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Outwoods 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 Outwoods Primary School?
Outwoods Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 87% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Outwoods Primary School?
Classes at Outwoods Primary School average 25.7 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Outwoods Primary School?
Outwoods Primary School has around 394 pupils on roll. 33% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Outwoods Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Outwoods Primary School has a resourced provision: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Outwoods Primary School?
6.5% of sessions were missed at Outwoods Primary School in 2024/25. 18.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Outwoods Primary School?
Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Outwoods 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 Outwoods Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Premier Outwoods (EYFS) (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Outwoods Primary School's term dates?
Outwoods Primary School is a community 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 Outwoods Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 10 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 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 Outwoods Primary School?
Outwoods Primary School is at Southlands, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 1EH.
Sources: Warwickshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)