St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Sydenham Drive, Leamington Spa, CV31 1NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Edwards
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 232
- URN
- 125716
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01926428800
About this school
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Leamington Spa. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 232 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 90% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 20% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 93% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 97% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 93% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 St Anthony's Catholic 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 | 93% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 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 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 219 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Anthony's Catholic Primary School compares
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School ranked 38th 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 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.6% | 9.1% | 232 | — |
| Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | 226 | 0.3 miles |
| Sydenham Primary School | 73% | 5.5% | 24.5% | 414 | 0.4 miles |
| Shrubland Street Community Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 15.1% | 226 | 0.6 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Leamington Spa | 64% | 3.8% | 19.9% | 320 | 0.6 miles |
| Radford Semele CofE Primary School | 63% | 5.5% | 14% | 211 | 0.9 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)
- 9.13%
- English as an additional language
- 60.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 8.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
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Sydenham Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
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Shrubland Street Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
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St Paul's CofE Primary School, Leamington Spa0.6 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
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Radford Semele CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
Other schools in Leamington Spa
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School ranks 3rd of the 19 ranked primary schools in Leamington Spa.
- Bishops Tachbrook CofE Primary School Primary
- Briar Hill Infant School Primary
- Brookhurst Primary School Primary
- Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Cubbington CofE Primary School Primary
- Harbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Kingsway Community Primary School Primary
- Lighthorne Heath Primary School Primary
- Lillington Primary School Primary
- Milverton Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Radford Semele CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Anthony's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leamington Spa.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anthony's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Hannah Edwards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Anthony's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anthony's Catholic 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 St Anthony's Catholic Primary School?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School has 232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 232 on roll (98%), 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 St Anthony's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Anthony's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Anthony's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 93% 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 St Anthony's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School ranked 38th 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 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anthony's Catholic 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.