The Dassett CofE Primary School
Fenny Compton, Southam, CV47 2XU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Suzanne Corry
- Diocese
- Diocese of Coventry
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 130379
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295770267
About this school
The Dassett CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Southam. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 102 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Dassett CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 25% | 31% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 75% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 63% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 63% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 The Dassett 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 | 63% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 93 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Dassett CofE Primary School compares
The Dassett CofE Primary School ranked 88th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.9% | 18.3% | 102 | — |
| Temple Herdewyke Primary School | 57% | 5.9% | 41.8% | 107 | 2.2 miles |
| Bishops Itchington Primary School | 65% | 5.4% | 18.5% | 232 | 3.8 miles |
| Boddington Church of England Primary Academy | — | 3.7% | 0% | 52 | 4.0 miles |
| Hornton Primary School | 69% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 109 | 4.8 miles |
| Lighthorne Heath Primary School | 50% | 6.3% | 46.7% | 120 | 4.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.28%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.9%
- Persistent absence
- 18.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Temple Herdewyke Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Southam
-
Bishops Itchington Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Southam
-
Boddington Church of England Primary Academy4.0 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Hornton Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Lighthorne Heath Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
Other schools in Southam
The Dassett CofE Primary School ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Southam.
- Bishops Itchington Primary School Primary
- Long Itchington CofE Academy Primary
- Southam Primary School Primary
- Southam St James CofE Academy Primary
- St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam Primary
- Stockton Primary School Primary
- Temple Herdewyke Primary School Primary
- The Priors School Primary
- Southam College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Dassett CofE Primary School teach?
- The Dassett CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southam.
- Who is the headteacher of The Dassett CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Dassett CofE Primary School is Miss Suzanne Corry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Dassett CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Dassett 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 many pupils are at The Dassett CofE Primary School?
- The Dassett CofE Primary School has 102 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Dassett CofE Primary School full?
- The Dassett CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 102 on roll (49%), 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 The Dassett CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. The Dassett CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Coventry.
- Does The Dassett CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Dassett CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The Dassett 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 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Dassett CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- The Dassett CofE Primary School ranked 88th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Dassett CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- The Dassett CofE 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 The Dassett CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Dassett 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.