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B−School Grade
Schools in Warwick · DfE, Ofsted

secondary results put Warwick’s state schools ahead of 67% of towns in England; primary results, of 25%

56% of Warwick’s primary pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, below both Warwickshire’s towns (61%) and towns in England (62%). 14 state-funded schools are located in Warwick’s built-up area. Warwick grades B− for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #21 of 34 in Warwickshire. Ofsted is shown, not graded.

State schools
14
10 primary, 3 secondary
Reading, writing & maths
56%
meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25
England’s schools: 62%
Attainment 8
47.3
GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26
England’s schools: 47.3
Grade 5+ English & maths
52%
a strong pass in both · 2025/26
England’s schools: 47%

Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about Warwick’s schools

Strong secondaries, weaker primaries

Warwick’s secondary results beat 67% of English towns; its primary results beat 25%. 56% of the large town’s 11-year-olds meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England and 62% across Warwickshire. The spread between primaries is wide: 71% at Coten End Primary School, 39% at All Saints' CofE Junior School. Every school’s result ↓

One trust runs much of it

10 of Warwick’s 14 state schools belong to 5 academy trusts. Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust runs 4 of them, including Myton and Oakley: 2,407 of the 3,472 secondary pupils. Who runs them ↓

Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.

School Grade

Warwick grades B− for schools

Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.

Primary: reading, writing and maths at 11 (56% meet the standard)Better than 25% of towns in England
Secondary: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (47.3 and 52%)Better than 67% of towns in England

The secondary figure lifts Warwick; the primary figure holds it back.

Each of Warwick’s 8 primaries: % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2023–25)30%40%50%60%70%80%England 62%Warwickshire 62%All Saints' CofE Junior School: 39% · DAylesford School Warwick: 44% · CWoodloes Primary School: 50% · C−Westgate Primary School: 54% · CNewburgh Primary School: 57% · CHeathcote Primary School: 59% · C+St Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary Academy: 61% · B−Coten End Primary School: 71% · A−
England’s average schoolWarwickshire’s average school

The primary figure: 8 primaries in the town, 1,114 pupils in results over three years. The secondary figure: 2 secondaries in the town, 464 pupils in results. Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.

Map

Where Warwick’s 14 state schools are

Each school at its address, coloured by its own letter and sized by pupils. Open a school for its own page. The dashed shape is Warwick’s built-up area.

PrimarySecondary (named)Special, nursery, 16–19Size: pupilsABCDNo letter

Most schools give places by distance once siblings are in, so the schools nearest a home matter more than any league table. The 3 secondaries are named.

Results and intake

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

Schools with more pupils on free school meals tend to get lower results. The dashed line is the typical school in England for each level of free school meals; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot above the band is doing better than schools like it.

Primaries: KS2 reading, writing and maths against free school meals30%40%50%60%70%80%0%10%20%30%40%50%Pupils on free school meals →typical school in EnglandAll Saints' CofE Junior School: 39% with 26% on free school meals (a typical school with that intake: 61%)Aylesford School Warwick: 44% with 26% on free school meals (a typical school with that intake: 61%)Coten End Primary School: 71% with 11% on free school meals (a typical school with that intake: 66%)Heathcote Primary School: 59% with 28% on free school meals (a typical school with that intake: 61%)Newburgh Primary School: 57% with 18% on free school meals (a typical school with that intake: 64%)Westgate Primary School: 54% with 41% on free school meals (a typical school with that intake: 57%)Woodloes Primary School: 50% with 24% on free school meals (a typical school with that intake: 62%)All Saints'Aylesford School WarwickWoodloesNewburgh

The share of pupils on free school meals runs from 11% at Coten End Primary School to 41% at Westgate Primary School. Against schools with the same intake, Coten End Primary School does best: 71% with 11% on free school meals, where a typical school would reach 66%. 1 of 7 primaries are above the line.

Show as a table
SchoolFree school mealsResultTypical for that intakeDifference
Coten End Primary SchoolKS2 %11%71%66%+5
Heathcote Primary SchoolKS2 %28%59%61%−2
Westgate Primary SchoolKS2 %41%54%57%−3
Newburgh Primary SchoolKS2 %18%57%64%−7
Woodloes Primary SchoolKS2 %24%50%62%−12
Aylesford School WarwickKS2 %26%44%61%−17
All Saints' CofE Junior SchoolKS2 %26%39%61%−22

Free school meals: pupils eligible now, DfE January 2026 census. The typical-school line is a straight-line fit across every graded school in England. It describes; it doesn’t grade: the School Grade uses results alone.

Getting a place

How school places work in Warwick

Warwickshire County Council handles applications for every state school in Warwick, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.

Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.
Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.
Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.

When a school is full

Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 2 of Warwick’s 12 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.

Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work

How full each school is

Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%; 2 schools are at or over it.

Myton103%
Heathcote102%
Coten End100%
Westgate94%
All Saints'94%
Woodloes incl. nursery89%
Emscote Infant87%
Newburgh84%
Aylesford School Warwick76%
Oakley48%
Show all 11 schools
Myton Gardens15%

DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.

The schools

14 state schools in Warwick

Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.

Letters of Warwick’s schoolsA 2B 1C 5D 15 without a letter

Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.

Ofsted

Ofsted report cards

Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.

Good 4Report card 2Ungraded inspection only 7No published grade 1

Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 2 of Warwick’s 14 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.

SchoolSafeguardingAchievementCurriculum and teachingInclusionAttendance and behaviourPersonal development and well-beingLeadership and governanceEarly years
Oakley SchoolJune 2026MetExpected standardExpected standardExpected standardExpected standardStrong standardExpected standardStrong standard
Heathcote Primary SchoolMay 2026MetExpected standardExpected standardExpected standardExpected standardExpected standardExpected standardExpected standard
Who runs them

5 academy trusts and the council

Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.

Run bySchoolsPupilsTheir letters
Stowe Valley Multi Academy TrustMyton, Coten End, Oakley, Myton Gardens43,125A−A−
Community Academies TrustHeathcote, Woodloes2829C+C−
Warwick Schools Foundation Multi Academy TrustEvergreen, Westgate2484C
Aylesford School WarwickAylesford School Warwick11,065C
St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy TrustSt Mary Immaculate10B−
Warwickshire County CouncilNewburgh, All Saints', Emscote Infant, Warwick Nursery4773CD
After 16

Where Warwick’s teenagers go at 16

In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.

2 of Warwick’s 3 state secondaries have sixth forms: Aylesford School Warwick and Myton. The nearest college is Warwickshire College Group, a further-education college 1.3 miles away.

Secondaries with a sixth form
2 of 3
state schools in Warwick
Colleges within 12 miles
3
nearest: Warwickshire College Group
Grammar schools in Warwickshire
5
selective state secondaries
CollegeDistance
Warwickshire College GroupFurther-education college · CV32 5JE1.3 mi
Hereward College of Further EducationFurther-education college · CV4 9SW8.2 mi
Coventry CollegeFurther-education college · CV1 5DG9.5 mi
Special needs

Special schools and alternative provision in Warwick

Warwick has 1 special school (Evergreen: 286 pupils). A special-school place isn’t applied for like a mainstream one: for a child with an education, health and care plan (EHCP), Warwickshire County Council names the school in the plan, after asking the family’s preference. These schools have no letter, because their results don’t compare with mainstream schools’. Their cards ↑

Warwickshire County Council’s SEND Local Offer lists support beyond these schools.

Towns its size

89th of 177 English towns of 26,000 to 50,000

Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns either side of Warwick, and the top and bottom of the group.

#TownSchoolsKS2Attainment 8Grade 5+ E&M
1Harpenden HertfordshireA+79%6072%
…
85Dover KentB−53%49.857%
86Braintree EssexB−62%44.244%
87Blyth NorthumberlandB−62%43.746%
88Rugeley StaffordshireB−64%43.938%
89Warwick WarwickshireB−56%47.352%
90Hucknall NottinghamshireB−67%41.233%
91Burntwood StaffordshireB−63%45.139%
92Thundersley and South Benfleet EssexC+63%43.240%
93Chippenham WiltshireC+57%47.949%
…
177Winsford CheshireD−49%35.623%
Neighbours

Warwick and the places around it

Coloured by School Grade.

Hampton Magna: C−Royal Leamington Spa: B+Leek Wootton: A−Whitnash: B+Hatton: B−Bishop's Tachbrook: C+Barford: CHampton MagnaRoyal Leamington SpaLeek WoottonWhitnashHattonBishop's TachbrookBarfordWarwick
TownSchoolsKS2Att. 8
Warwick
14 schools
B−56%47.3
Hampton Magna
1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 1.9 mi
C−56%42.4
Royal Leamington Spa
15 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 2.1 mi
B+63%48.8
Leek Wootton
1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 2.4 mi
A−62%53.8
Whitnash
5 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 2.5 mi
B+69%45.4
Hatton
0 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 2.5 mi
B−61%—
Bishop's Tachbrook
1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 2.8 mi
C+63%41.8
Barford
1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 3 mi
C61%42.4

Leek Wootton has the best-graded schools nearby (A−). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
  • Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Warwick: 7% (England’s average school: 8%).
  • Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
  • Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
  • Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
  • Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
  • Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
  • Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.

Questions about schools in Warwick

Are schools in Warwick good?

Warwick’s state schools earn a B− against schools across England: primary results beat 25% of towns in England; secondary results beat 67% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Warwickshire council.

What is the best secondary school in Warwick?

On 2025/26 GCSE results, Myton School: Attainment 8 of 50.5 and 61% with grade 5+ in English and maths, against 47.3 at the average school in England. Results are one measure; distance decides most places.

What is the best primary school in Warwick?

On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, Coten End Primary School: 71% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.

Do Warwick secondary schools have sixth forms?

2 of 3 do.

How do I apply for a school place in Warwick?

Through Warwickshire County Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).

How many schools in Warwick are full?

2 of 11 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as places, on DfE’s January 2026 census. A full school still admits by its rules, usually distance after siblings.

How many state schools are in Warwick?

14 open state-funded schools are located in Warwick’s built-up area: 10 primary, 3 secondary and 1 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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