Shipston High School
Darlingscote Road, Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4DY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SHIPSTON HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Andrew Larkin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 526
- URN
- 138767
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01608661833
About this school
Shipston High School is a secondary academy in Shipston-on-Stour. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 526 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 117 | 114 | 119 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.3 | 46.5 | 43.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 -0.33 to +0.19 | -0.12 -0.38 to +0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 51.8% | 43.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 64.9% | 70.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 27.2% | 28.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Shipston High 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 | 47.3 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.5 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.9 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 605 |
| 2023/24 | 594 |
| 2024/25 | 600 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shipston High School compares
Shipston High School ranked 24th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.9 | 11.6% | 24% | 526 | — |
| Chipping Campden School | 47.3 | 7.9% | 17.8% | 1,465 | 6.1 miles |
| Kineton High School | 44.3 | 8.8% | 22.6% | 1,082 | 8.4 miles |
| King Edward VI School | 83.3 | 4.8% | 2.9% | 879 | 9.2 miles |
| Stratford Girls' Grammar School | 80.6 | 4.4% | 2.8% | 853 | 9.5 miles |
| Stratford Upon Avon School | 48.7 | 10.4% | 23.2% | 1,935 | 9.6 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)
- 24%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 11.63%
- Persistent absence
- 31.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chipping Campden School6.1 miles
Secondary · Chipping Campden
-
Kineton High School8.4 miles
Secondary · Warwick
-
King Edward VI School9.2 miles
Secondary · Stratford-upon-Avon
-
Stratford Girls' Grammar School9.5 miles
Secondary · Stratford-upon-Avon
-
Stratford Upon Avon School9.6 miles
Secondary · Stratford-upon-Avon
Other schools in Shipston-on-Stour
- Acorns Primary School Primary
- Ilmington CofE Primary School Primary
- Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School Primary
- Shipston-on-Stour Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Shipston High School teach?
- Shipston High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Shipston-on-Stour.
- Who is the headteacher of Shipston High School?
- The headteacher of Shipston High School is Headteacher Andrew Larkin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shipston High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shipston High 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 Shipston High School?
- Shipston High School has 526 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Shipston High School full?
- Shipston High School has capacity for 750 pupils and 526 on roll (70%), 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 Shipston High School a faith school?
- No. Shipston High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Shipston High School a selective school?
- No. Shipston High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Shipston High School?
- Shipston High School is part of SHIPSTON HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Shipston High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.3 in 2022/23 and 43.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shipston High School rank locally?
- Shipston High School ranked 24th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shipston High School's absence rate?
- Shipston High School's overall absence rate is 11.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shipston High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shipston High 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.