Shustoke CofE Primary School

About Shustoke CofE Primary School

Shustoke CofE Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families, with 62 applications for just 23 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.7. Of those, 24 families put it as their first preference, and all 23 places went to first-preference applicants. That kind of demand suggests a strong local reputation, and it’s backed up by parent sentiment: in its most recent Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good overall, a grade it has held across both its 2011 graded inspection and its 2021 ungraded inspection, which confirmed the school remains Good. The school is a Church of England primary in North Warwickshire, with 185 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, so there’s a little headroom, but clearly not enough to meet current demand.

Academically, Shustoke performs solidly against both local and national benchmarks. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is above the Warwickshire local authority average of 62%. The school’s average reading score was 105 and maths 102, with 81% reaching the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. Higher-standard attainment is more modest: 26% hit the higher standard in reading, 13% in maths and 13% in writing, with just 3% achieving the higher combined measure. Nationally, the school ranks in the 43rd percentile for expected combined attainment, and within the West Midlands it sits in the 42nd percentile. Among 21 primary schools in the North Warwickshire local authority area, it ranks 8th.

The school offers a good range of facilities for a primary of its size, including a sensory room, music rooms, an ICT suite, a sports hall and a chapel. Sports on offer include cricket, football, gymnastics, cross country and rounders, and there are clubs for gardening, drama, choir, chess and coding. SEND provision covers moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties or disabilities. With a 15.7% pupil premium rate, the school serves a broadly mixed catchment. It’s a state primary with no nursery or sixth form, and it’s not a boarding school. For families in North Warwickshire looking for a well-regarded Church of England primary with strong local demand and decent results above the LA average, Shustoke is a realistic but competitive option.

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