Weddington Primary School

About Weddington Primary School

Weddington Primary School sits within the Warwickshire local authority, a large county with 196 primary schools, and ranks 51st among them. In the more immediate Nuneaton and Bedworth area, it places 6th out of 25 primary schools, putting it comfortably in the top quarter locally. The top-performing peers in its LA include Mappleborough Green CofE Primary School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, both with perfect ranking scores, and Barford St Peter's CofE Primary School close behind. Weddington itself scores 69 on the KS2 reading, writing and maths expected standard metric, which is the measure used for these rankings. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy, about 2.2 kilometres away. Weddington is a state-funded, mixed primary school for children aged 4 to 11, with no religious character and no nursery or sixth form provision. It currently has 437 pupils on roll against a capacity of 510.

Academically, Weddington performs solidly above the local average. In the 2023/24 KS2 assessments, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared to a Warwickshire LA average of 62%. Individual subject results show 76% at expected in reading, 81% in writing, and 83% in maths. At the higher standard, 6% achieved the combined measure, with maths leading at 33%, followed by reading at 34% and writing at 14%. Average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 107 in maths. Ofsted last inspected the school in March 2025 and rated it Good across all graded categories, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The early years provision was also rated Good. This is consistent with its previous 2019 inspection, which also awarded an overall Good rating, though early years provision at that time was Requires Improvement. The school has clearly maintained its standard and improved in that specific area.

The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 203 applications for 85 places and 49 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.39. Facilities include a sensory room, library, art studios, playing fields, and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, cricket, tennis, and athletics, while clubs range from science and coding to chess and eco club. SEND provisions cover moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health, speech language and communication, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 78 families show 76% would recommend the school, though there are notable concerns: only 36% strongly agreed or agreed that SEND children get the support they need, with 47% disagreeing. Similarly, 24% disagreed that the school makes them aware of what their child will learn, and 22% disagreed that concerns are dealt with properly. This suggests Weddington works well for many families but may not be the best fit for those with children requiring significant additional support or who want very close communication.

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