Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School, Stratford-upon-Avon

Ofsted's report card from its 7 July 2026 inspection grades Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School on 7 areas: 6 strong standard and 1 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve well across the school, including in the early years."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Attendance is a whole-school priority."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders prioritise the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders prioritise inclusion of all pupils through positive relationships."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders make deliberate choices that connect improvement work across the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders tailor the personal, social, health and economic education programme carefully to the school's context and to pupils' aspirations."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have created a broad and balanced curriculum that reflects the school's context and priorities."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that questioning techniques and formative assessment are used effectively to check pupils' understanding and ensure that all pupils know more and remember more, particularly in foundation subjects".

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Stratford upon Avon Primary School, we intend that our ambitious and inclusive curriculum educates all the children in knowledge, skills and understanding, to be effective, inquisitive, curious, independent learners and influence their wider thinking across all areas of the curriculum. Fundamental British Values are at the heart of our curriculum and everything we do."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:50am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 3 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (88% in reading, 94% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 46 families put Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School as their first choice and 158 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 16 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School are Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 67% maths); St Gregory's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 100% reading, 100% maths); Shottery St Andrew's CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Inadequate, 82% reading, 41% maths); and Bridgetown Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 72% reading, 75% maths).

Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Stratford-Upon-Avon 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.

10.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 27 pupils (12.4%) received SEN support and 4 (1.8%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Stratford-upon-Avon Rail Station, about 600 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broad Walk (adjacent), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 254 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School are King Edward VI School (0.2 miles), Stratford Upon Avon School (0.5 miles) and Stratford Girls' Grammar School (0.5 miles).