Wilmcote C of E Primary School

About Wilmcote C of E Primary School

Wilmcote C of E Primary School is a small Church of England primary in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, with just 65 pupils on roll against a capacity of 119. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2022, rated the school Requires Improvement overall, a grade that places it below the local authority picture where 12 out of 196 primary schools hold an Outstanding rating. However, the inspection breakdown tells a more nuanced story: behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management were all judged Good, while quality of education and early years provision were rated Requires Improvement. Compared with its previous inspection in 2018, which also graded overall effectiveness as Requires Improvement, the school has held steady on that headline measure but has improved in leadership and management from Requires Improvement to Good. For parents weighing up options, the nearest Outstanding-rated alternative is Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School, 4.7 kilometres away, so Wilmcote’s local convenience may be a factor alongside its mixed inspection profile.

Academic outcomes data for Wilmcote is not available in the current dataset, so it is not possible to compare its Key Stage 2 results against the Warwickshire local authority average of 62. The school’s small size — just 65 pupils — means that year-group cohorts are very small, which can make performance figures volatile and less statistically reliable. What is known is that the school offers nursery provision for children from age three, and its admissions for the 2025/26 academic year show it is oversubscribed: 20 applications were received for just 4 places, with all 4 first-preference applicants offered a spot. That oversubscription ratio of 5 to 1 suggests strong local demand despite the Requires Improvement rating. The school’s religious character as Church of England may also influence admissions criteria for some families.

On the practical side, Wilmcote offers a range of facilities including a music room, sensory room, art studios, library, chapel, and a forest school, plus sports such as swimming, cricket, dance, and gymnastics. Clubs include coding, chess, art, film, choir, and gardening, giving pupils a decent breadth of enrichment despite the school’s small size. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties (including dyslexia), moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder — a fairly comprehensive offer for a primary of this scale. With a free school meal rate of 23.1%, the school serves a mixed catchment. This is a school that will suit families who value a small, church-affiliated village primary with strong pastoral and behavioural ratings, and who are comfortable with the Requires Improvement grade for academic quality, particularly given the local competition from higher-rated schools nearby.

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