The Dassett CofE Primary School, Southam

Requires Improvement
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Suzanne Corry
Pupils:102 / 210 capacity
LA:Warwickshire
Phone:01295770267
Address:Fenny Compton, Southam, CV47 2XU
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 1996

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 22 October 2024View full report
URN:130379
UKPRN:10075585
Diocese:Diocese of Coventry
Constituency:Kenilworth and Southam
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its March 2022 inspection — down from Good.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Early years.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

18.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

32 responses
Would recommend81%
Child is happy91%
Well taught84%
Good progress66%
Feels safe97%
Well behaved91%
Bullying dealt with22%
Kept informed81%
Handles concerns44%
Wider development75%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-6ppMaths+6ppWriting+2pp

Reading has declined from 75% to 69%. Maths has improved from 63% to 69%. Writing has remained stable at around 77%.

Class Sizes

23.3

Avg class size

18.0

Infant (KS1)

4

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Dassett Primary School (Adj)
37m · 1 min walk
Bus Shelter (Adj)
79m · 1 min walk
Co-op (Adj)
127m · 2 min walk
Memorial Road (Nr)
170m · 3 min walk
Fieldgate Lane (Opp)
424m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

49%

Available places

102 pupils

210 capacity

108 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Southam

High pressure
New homes approved:751
Projected new pupils:188

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Southam

Admissions Demand - Warwickshire

Low demand0.86x oversubscription

Places available

7,187

Applications

6,166

Got 1st preference

90.6%

Got preferred school

98.0%

Primary admissions across Warwickshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(9)

22 October 2024
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood
1 March 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood
9 April 2019

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.89626%

Overall absence

18.29268%

Persistent absence

82

Enrolments

Authorised4.02109%
Unauthorised0.87518%
Persistent (10%+)18.29268%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

3.42759%
18/19
7.4061%
20/21
5.47646%
21/22
4.42279%
22/23
5.63198%
23/24
4.89626%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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