Welford-on-Avon Primary School
Headland Road, Welford-on-Avon, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 8ER
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Leeman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 270
- URN
- 125528
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01789750214
About this school
Welford-on-Avon Primary School is a community primary school in Stratford-upon-Avon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 270 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 35 | 33 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 88% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 15% | 30% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 94% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 91% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 88% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Welford-on-Avon 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 | 86% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 260 |
| 2023/24 | 268 |
| 2024/25 | 267 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Welford-on-Avon Primary School compares
Welford-on-Avon Primary School ranked 10th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 3.6% | 9.3% | 270 | — |
| Temple Grafton CofE Primary School | 56% | 3.3% | 7.3% | 110 | 2.2 miles |
| Shottery St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 35% | 5.6% | 43.3% | 106 | 3.0 miles |
| Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary School | 65% | 4.9% | 19% | 312 | 3.1 miles |
| Bishopton Primary School | 69% | 7.5% | 37.4% | 327 | 3.3 miles |
| Pebworth First School | — | 8.9% | 38.9% | 40 | 3.3 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 13 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.29%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.63%
- Persistent absence
- 4.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Temple Grafton CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Alcester
-
Shottery St Andrew's CofE Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Stratford-upon-Avon
-
Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Alcester
-
Bishopton Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Stratford-upon-Avon
-
Pebworth First School3.3 miles
Primary · Stratford-upon-Avon
Other schools in Stratford-upon-Avon
Welford-on-Avon Primary School ranks 2nd of the 13 ranked primary schools in Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Alveston CofE Primary School Primary
- Bishopton Primary School Primary
- Bridgetown Primary School Primary
- Ettington CofE Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Pebworth First School Primary
- Quinton Primary School Primary
- Shottery St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primary
- Snitterfield Primary School Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School Primary
- Thomas Jolyffe Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Welford-on-Avon Primary School teach?
- Welford-on-Avon Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Who is the headteacher of Welford-on-Avon Primary School?
- The headteacher of Welford-on-Avon Primary School is Mrs Julie Leeman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Welford-on-Avon Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Welford-on-Avon 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 Welford-on-Avon Primary School?
- Welford-on-Avon Primary School has 270 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Welford-on-Avon Primary School full?
- Welford-on-Avon Primary School has capacity for 250 pupils and 270 on roll (108%), 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 Welford-on-Avon Primary School a faith school?
- No. Welford-on-Avon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Welford-on-Avon Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Welford-on-Avon Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Welford-on-Avon Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Welford-on-Avon Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Welford-on-Avon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Welford-on-Avon Primary School rank locally?
- Welford-on-Avon Primary School ranked 10th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Welford-on-Avon Primary School's absence rate?
- Welford-on-Avon 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 Welford-on-Avon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Welford-on-Avon 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.