Congerstone Primary School
Shackerstone Road, Congerstone, Nuneaton, CV13 6NH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Anthea Lawton
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 182
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 119949
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827880243
About this school
Congerstone Primary School is a community primary school in Nuneaton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 186 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 30 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 53% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 77% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 70% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 73% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Congerstone Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 183 |
| 2023/24 | 189 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Congerstone Primary School compares
Congerstone Primary School ranked 164th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 186 | — |
| Newton Burgoland Primary School | 55% | 3.9% | 12.9% | 94 | 2.0 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School (Market Bosworth) | 82% | 3.9% | 13.1% | 227 | 2.6 miles |
| Snarestone Church of England School | 69% | 5.9% | 17.8% | 66 | 2.6 miles |
| Heather Primary School | 56% | 3.3% | 8% | 115 | 3.4 miles |
| Dove Bank Primary School | 67% | 9.2% | 20.8% | 149 | 3.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.67%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.57%
- Persistent absence
- 7.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newton Burgoland Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School (Market Bosworth)2.6 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Snarestone Church of England School2.6 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Heather Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Dove Bank Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
Other schools in Nuneaton
Congerstone Primary School ranks 16th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Nuneaton.
- Abbey CofE Infant School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton Primary
- Barlestone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Camp Hill Primary School Primary
- Chetwynd Junior School Primary
- Chilvers Coton Community Infant School Primary
- Croft Junior School Primary
- Dove Bank Primary School Primary
- Galley Common Infant School Primary
- Glendale Infant School Primary
- Higham-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lower Farm Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Congerstone Primary School teach?
- Congerstone Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Nuneaton.
- Who is the headteacher of Congerstone Primary School?
- The headteacher of Congerstone Primary School is Miss Anthea Lawton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Congerstone Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Congerstone Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Congerstone Primary School?
- Congerstone Primary School has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Congerstone Primary School full?
- Congerstone Primary School has capacity for 182 pupils and 186 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Congerstone Primary School a faith school?
- No. Congerstone Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Congerstone Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Congerstone Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Congerstone Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Congerstone Primary School rank locally?
- Congerstone Primary School ranked 164th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Congerstone Primary School's absence rate?
- Congerstone Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Congerstone Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Congerstone Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.