Schools in Atherstone
Warwickshire · 12 schools
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Schools in Atherstone (12)
- Austrey CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CV9 3EQ
Ofsted: Good (2018)KS2: 95% expected (2025)79% of first choices got in - Outwoods Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · CV9 1EH
Ofsted: Good (2017)KS2: 75% expected (2025)98% of first choices got in - Racemeadow Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CV9 1LT
Ofsted: Good (2017)KS2: 83% expected (2025)98% of first choices got in - Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CV9 3QR
Ofsted: Good (2020)KS2: 81% expected (2025)92% of first choices got in - St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CV9 1PS
Ofsted: Good (2012)KS2: 92% expected (2025) - The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · CV9 1LZ
Ofsted: Good (2017)Attainment 8: 46.6 (2026) - Witherley Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · CV9 3NA
Ofsted: Good (2011)New report cardKS2: 77% expected (2025)68% of first choices got in - Woodside CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · CV9 2BS
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 68% expected (2025)81% of first choices got in - Twycross House School
All-through · Ages 3-18 · Independent · CV9 3PL
Attainment 8: 68.4 (2026)Grammar (11-plus)
By type:Primary schools in Atherstone (9)Secondary schools in Atherstone (1)All-through schools in Atherstone (1)Nursery schools in Atherstone (1)
12
9 primary · 1 secondary
3,067
93% capacity used
2
0 outstanding · 2 good
3,310
243 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Atherstone
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
57.5
GCSE Eng+Maths
65.7%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
840 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +210 primary and +151 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
88% occupied · 241 spare places
Secondary Schools
113% occupied · 86 over capacity
Questions parents ask about schools in Atherstone
How many schools are there in Atherstone?
Atherstone has 12 open schools: 9 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 1 other.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Atherstone are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Atherstone was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Atherstone Nursery School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 11 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Atherstone have the best SATs results?
Of the 9 primary schools in Atherstone with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Austrey CofE Primary School (90% in reading, 100% in maths); St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy (100% in reading, 84% in maths); and Racemeadow Primary Academy (83% in reading, 83% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Austrey CofE Primary SchoolSt Benedict's Catholic Primary AcademyRacemeadow Primary Academy
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Atherstone?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Atherstone selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Atherstone have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Atherstone have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Atherstone?
Apply to your council - Warwickshire or Leicestershire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.