Alveston CofE Primary School
Knights Lane, Tiddington, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 7BZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jess Newitt
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Coventry
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 125623
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01789293412
About this school
Alveston CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Stratford-upon-Avon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 209 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 80% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 87% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 87% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 83% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Alveston CofE 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 | 80% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alveston CofE Primary School compares
Alveston CofE Primary School ranked 39th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.3% | 13.3% | 209 | — |
| Bridgetown Primary School | 53% | 4.9% | 19.1% | 378 | 1.1 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School | 93% | 2.7% | 8.7% | 209 | 1.2 miles |
| Thomas Jolyffe Primary School | 38% | 6.8% | 35.1% | 322 | 1.4 miles |
| Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School | 79% | 2.7% | 11.3% | 218 | 1.6 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.4% | 17.9% | 416 | 1.8 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.33%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.28%
- Persistent absence
- 8.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bridgetown Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Stratford-upon-Avon
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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Stratford-upon-Avon
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Thomas Jolyffe Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Stratford-upon-Avon
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Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Stratford-upon-Avon
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Holy Trinity CofE Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Stratford-upon-Avon
Other schools in Stratford-upon-Avon
Alveston CofE Primary School ranks 6th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Stratford-upon-Avon.
- 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
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy Meon Vale Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Alveston CofE Primary School teach?
- Alveston CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Who is the headteacher of Alveston CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Alveston CofE Primary School is Mrs Jess Newitt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Alveston CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alveston CofE 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 Alveston CofE Primary School?
- Alveston CofE Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Alveston CofE Primary School full?
- Alveston CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 on roll (100%), 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 Alveston CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Alveston CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Coventry.
- Is Alveston CofE Primary School a selective school?
- No. Alveston CofE Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Alveston CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Alveston CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Alveston CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alveston CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Alveston CofE Primary School ranked 39th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alveston CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Alveston CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alveston CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alveston CofE 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.