Outwoods Primary School
Southlands, Atherstone, CV9 1EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally Taylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 394
- URN
- 136061
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827712372
About this school
Outwoods Primary School is a community primary school in Atherstone. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 394 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Outwoods 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 63 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 41% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 60% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 52% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 59% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Outwoods 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 | 57% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 420 |
| 2023/24 | 406 |
| 2024/25 | 396 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwoods Primary School compares
Outwoods Primary School ranked 70th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 6.5% | 33.4% | 394 | — |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy | 74% | 6.9% | 28% | 187 | 0.4 miles |
| Racemeadow Primary Academy | 71% | 5.8% | 33.4% | 360 | 0.5 miles |
| Witherley Church of England Primary School | 53% | 4.4% | 10.1% | 100 | 0.9 miles |
| Michael Drayton Junior School | — | — | — | 578 | 2.3 miles |
| Nursery Hill Primary School | 63% | 9.9% | 41.8% | 171 | 2.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.42%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Atherstone
-
Racemeadow Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Atherstone
-
Witherley Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Atherstone
-
Michael Drayton Junior School2.3 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Nursery Hill Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
Other schools in Atherstone
Outwoods Primary School ranks 4th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Atherstone.
- Austrey CofE Primary School Primary
- Hurley Primary School Primary
- Racemeadow Primary Academy Primary
- Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy Primary
- Witherley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wood End Primary School Primary
- Woodside CofE Primary School Primary
- Atherstone Nursery School Nursery
- The Queen Elizabeth Academy Secondary
- Twycross House Pre-Preparatory School Independent schools
- Twycross House School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Outwoods Primary School teach?
- Outwoods Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Atherstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Outwoods Primary School?
- The headteacher of Outwoods Primary School is Mrs Sally Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Outwoods Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwoods 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 Outwoods Primary School?
- Outwoods Primary School has 394 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Outwoods Primary School full?
- Outwoods Primary School has capacity for 459 pupils and 394 on roll (86%), 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 Outwoods Primary School a faith school?
- No. Outwoods Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Outwoods Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Outwoods Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Outwoods Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Outwoods Primary School's special educational needs provision as: Not Applicable. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Outwoods Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Outwoods Primary School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- Outwoods Primary School ranked 70th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Outwoods Primary School's absence rate?
- Outwoods Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwoods Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwoods 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 1 July 2026.