Racemeadow Primary Academy
Ratcliffe Road, Atherstone, CV9 1LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna Collinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 360
- URN
- 140198
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827713284
About this school
Racemeadow Primary Academy is a primary academy in Atherstone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 360 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 March 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 | 49 | 59 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 59% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 69% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 75% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Racemeadow Primary Academy 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 | 61% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 350 |
| 2023/24 | 351 |
| 2024/25 | 365 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Racemeadow Primary Academy compares
Racemeadow Primary Academy ranked 50th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.8% | 33.4% | 360 | — |
| Outwoods Primary School | 66% | 6.5% | 33.4% | 394 | 0.5 miles |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy | 74% | 6.9% | 28% | 187 | 0.6 miles |
| Witherley Church of England Primary School | 53% | 4.4% | 10.1% | 100 | 0.9 miles |
| Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School | 61% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 95 | 2.3 miles |
| Woodside CofE Primary School | 66% | 5.5% | 25.6% | 248 | 2.4 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
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 15.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Outwoods Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Atherstone
-
St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Atherstone
-
Witherley Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Atherstone
-
Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Atherstone
-
Woodside CofE Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Atherstone
Other schools in Atherstone
Racemeadow Primary Academy ranks 3rd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Atherstone.
- Austrey CofE Primary School Primary
- Hurley Primary School Primary
- Outwoods Primary School 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 year groups does Racemeadow Primary Academy teach?
- Racemeadow Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Atherstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Racemeadow Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Racemeadow Primary Academy is Mrs Joanna Collinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Racemeadow Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Racemeadow Primary Academy, 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 Racemeadow Primary Academy?
- Racemeadow Primary Academy has 360 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Racemeadow Primary Academy full?
- Racemeadow Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 360 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 Racemeadow Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Racemeadow Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Racemeadow Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Racemeadow Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Racemeadow Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Racemeadow Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Racemeadow Primary Academy?
- Racemeadow Primary Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Racemeadow Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Racemeadow Primary Academy rank locally?
- Racemeadow Primary Academy ranked 50th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Racemeadow Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Racemeadow Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Racemeadow Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Racemeadow Primary Academy'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.