St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy, Leamington Spa
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Leamington Spa, part of St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
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
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy in detail
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include multi-sports and art.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (URN 125716), 87% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy
Across Warwickshire, 88% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Warwickshire lodged 229 appeals against primary school offers; 146 reached a hearing and 18 succeeded (12.3% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy are St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 73% maths); Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery (0.3 miles); Sydenham Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 90% maths); and Shrubland Street Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 88% maths).
St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolClapham Terrace Community Primary School and NurserySydenham Primary SchoolShrubland Street Community Primary School
The trust
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy is one of 29 schools run by St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.
All 29 schools in St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Leamington Spa Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Anthonys Primary School (adjacent), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 356 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy are Campion School (0.6 miles) and North Leamington School (1.9 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (URN 125716), it was rated Outstanding in December 2023. See St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (URN 125716), the school St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 93% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 97% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 90% to 80% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy.
- Let Me Play @ Newbold Comyn680m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy 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
- 18
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
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, 2 serious and 16 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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
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Applications and offers at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published for St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (URN 125716), the school St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 40 | 119 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 30 | 29 | 120 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 29 | 46 | 140 | 1.6 | 19 |
| 2023 | 30 | 46 | 149 | 1.5 | 17 |
| 2022 | 30 | 52 | 128 | 1.7 | 25 |
| 2021 | 30 | 46 | 115 | 1.5 | 17 |
| 2020 | 30 | 41 | 111 | 1.4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 30 | 31 | 95 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 30 | 31 | 96 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | 96 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 30 | 38 | 107 | 1.3 | 9 |
| 2015 | 30 | 35 | 88 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 30 | 37 | 95 | 1.2 | 9 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Leamington Spa
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leamington Spa
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.
Absence at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (URN 125716), the school St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
4.6%
Overall absence
8.7%
Persistent absence
184
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
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy
Are there exam results for St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy?
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (URN 125716), 87% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (URN 125716), it was rated Outstanding in December 2023.
What is the catchment area for St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Warwickshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy?
Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy 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 St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy: Let Me Play @ Newbold Comyn (680m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy?
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, 2 serious and 16 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy?
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy is at Sydenham Drive, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1NJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)