Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School
Station Road, Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, Rugby, CV23 0BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Head of School
- Mrs Lisa Bernard
- Diocese
- Diocese of Coventry
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 226
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 125670
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788542027
About this school
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Rugby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 224 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 74% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 3% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 91% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 79% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 85% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Clifton-upon-Dunsmore 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 | 56% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 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 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School compares
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School ranked 99th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.4% | 11.2% | 224 | — |
| St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School | 49% | 6.3% | 29.7% | 342 | 0.9 miles |
| Boughton Leigh Junior School | 45% | 5.6% | 28.7% | 477 | 1.0 miles |
| Boughton Leigh Infant School | — | 6.2% | 26.8% | 257 | 1.0 miles |
| Brownsover Community School | — | 6.9% | 30.3% | 123 | 1.0 miles |
| Eastlands Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 15.9% | 211 | 1.1 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)
- 11.16%
- English as an additional language
- 18.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 6.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Boughton Leigh Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Boughton Leigh Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Brownsover Community School1.0 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Eastlands Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Rugby
Other schools in Rugby
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School ranks 15th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Rugby.
- Abbots Farm Infant School Primary
- Abbots Farm Junior School Primary
- Barby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bawnmore Community Infant School Primary
- Bilton CofE Junior School Primary
- Bilton Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Junior School Primary
- Brownsover Community School Primary
- Cawston Grange Primary School Primary
- Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery Primary
- Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Junior Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School teach?
- Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rugby.
- Who is the head of school of Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School?
- The head of school of Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School is Mrs Lisa Bernard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clifton-upon-Dunsmore 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 Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School?
- Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School has 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School full?
- Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School has capacity for 226 pupils and 224 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Coventry.
- Does Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School ranked 99th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clifton-upon-Dunsmore 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.