Hurley Primary School
Heanley Lane, Hurley, Atherstone, CV9 2HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matt Hardman
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 125515
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827872207
About this school
Hurley Primary School is a community primary school in Atherstone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 191 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 | 33 | 30 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 63% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 77% | 48% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 73% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 67% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Hurley 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hurley Primary School compares
Hurley Primary School ranked 153rd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 4.9% | 32.3% | 191 | — |
| Wood End Primary School | 50% | 6.4% | 31% | 175 | 1.4 miles |
| Kingsbury Primary School | 54% | 7.5% | 25.7% | 206 | 2.0 miles |
| Woodside CofE Primary School | 66% | 5.5% | 25.6% | 248 | 2.3 miles |
| Heathfields Infant Academy | — | 5.7% | 15.2% | 199 | 3.1 miles |
| Dordon Primary School | 48% | 6.7% | 32.5% | 208 | 3.1 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)
- 32.29%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.85%
- Persistent absence
- 10.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wood End Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Atherstone
-
Kingsbury Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Woodside CofE Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Atherstone
-
Heathfields Infant Academy3.1 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Dordon Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Tamworth
Other schools in Atherstone
Hurley Primary School ranks 9th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Atherstone.
- Austrey CofE Primary School Primary
- Outwoods Primary School Primary
- Racemeadow Primary Academy Primary
- Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy Primary
- Witherley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wood End Primary School Primary
- Woodside CofE Primary School Primary
- Atherstone Nursery School Nursery
- The Queen Elizabeth Academy Secondary
- Twycross House Pre-Preparatory School Independent schools
- Twycross House School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Hurley Primary School teach?
- Hurley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Atherstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Hurley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hurley Primary School is Mr Matt Hardman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hurley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hurley 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 Hurley Primary School?
- Hurley Primary School has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hurley Primary School full?
- Hurley Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 191 on roll (91%), so it has space against 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 Hurley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hurley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hurley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hurley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hurley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hurley Primary School rank locally?
- Hurley Primary School ranked 153rd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hurley Primary School's absence rate?
- Hurley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hurley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hurley 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.