Temple Grafton CofE Primary School

About Temple Grafton CofE Primary School

Temple Grafton CofE Primary School holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, a solid foundation for any family looking at primary options in the Stratford-on-Avon area. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, where 80% of pupils met the benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits well above the Warwickshire local authority average of 62%, placing the school in the top 25% nationally for this measure. In the local authority rankings, it comes 13th out of 52 primary schools, and within the West Midlands region it ranks 151st out of 1,378. The school’s previous inspection, back in 2011, had awarded it Outstanding overall, so the current Good rating represents a step down, but the 2024 inspection found all key areas — quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership and early years provision — to be Good, with no inadequate judgements anywhere.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 SATs results, the school’s strengths are clear. In reading, 93% of pupils reached the expected standard and 40% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 108. In maths, 87% hit the expected level and 40% reached the higher standard, with an average score of 107. Writing saw 87% at expected and 33% at the higher level. These are strong results across the board, though it is worth noting that progress scores are not available in the data, so we cannot see how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The parent view survey, based on 40 responses, is overwhelmingly positive: 98% of parents would recommend the school, and 78% strongly agreed that their child is happy there. However, there is a notable split on SEND support — while 40% strongly agreed that children with special educational needs get the support they need, 40% disagreed, which is a significant minority worth probing if your child has an education, health and care plan.

The school is a Church of England primary with 110 pupils on roll, exactly at its capacity, and it is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake there were 84 applications for just 15 places, with 20 first-preference applications and 15 offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 5.6. That means getting a place is competitive, and proximity to the school or church connection will likely be decisive. Facilities include a library, outdoor playground, playing fields, forest school, sensory room and chapel. Sports on offer range from football and netball to cross country and tennis, and clubs include science, drama and coding. The school’s SEND provisions cover moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability and other difficulty/disability. For families who value strong academic outcomes in a small, church-affiliated village school, Temple Grafton is clearly a popular choice — but the oversubscription and the mixed parent views on SEND support are important factors to weigh up before applying.

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