Welford-on-Avon Primary School, Stratford-upon-Avon

Ofsted's report card from its 20 January 2026 inspection grades Welford-on-Avon Primary School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 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 highly."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders are committed to ensuring that every pupil feels they belong."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils attend well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have constructed an ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a curriculum that develops important knowledge from the earliest stage."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a well-developed understanding of the school's strengths and priorities."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have implemented an appropriate personal development programme."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that the activities that teachers select to deliver the learning are precisely matched to the learning intention so that pupils learn the important information that has been set out in the school's curriculum. • Leaders should ensure that staff in early years maximise opportunities for interactions across the school day so that all children quickly develop their communication and language skills. • Leaders should ensure that the personal development programme embeds detailed knowledge so that pupils can more effectively connect their learning to life outside of school".

In its own words: "Non-Warwickshire residents should apply to their home authority who will liaise with Warwickshire. If a place is available this will be offered by Warwickshire School Admissions or the home authority. The advantage of this system is that a consistent process is applied to all applications."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welford on Avon Primary is high achieving, larger than average rural primary and nursery school located in the village of Welford on Avon in Warwickshire. The school serves the local community but also draws pupils from surrounding villages."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 6:00pm.

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Welford-on-Avon Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 94% in reading and 91% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Welford-on-Avon Primary School as their first choice and 104 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 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 Welford-on-Avon Primary School are Temple Grafton CofE Primary School (2.2 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 78% maths); Shottery St Andrew's CofE Primary School (3 miles, Inadequate, 82% reading, 41% maths); Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary School (3.1 miles, Good, 84% reading, 81% maths); and Bishopton Primary School (3.3 miles, Good, 74% reading, 81% maths).

Welford-on-Avon Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

81 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Welford-on-Avon Primary School (as of April 2026): 96% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (88%).

6.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 29 pupils (10.7%) received SEN support and 15 (5.6%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

Welford-on-Avon Primary School has a resourced provision for autism and moderate learning difficulties: 8 places, 11 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Stratford-upon-Avon Rail Station, about 3.6 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church Street (opposite), 350 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 4 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88).

Welford-on-Avon Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.