Acorns Primary School
School Close, Long Compton, Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 5LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE STOUR FEDERATION
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Young
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 141280
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01608684654
About this school
Acorns Primary School is a primary academy in Shipston-on-Stour. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 97 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 2 November 2022, 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 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 87% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 100% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 87% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 100% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Acorns 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 | 64% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93 |
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 103 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Acorns Primary School compares
Acorns Primary School ranked 112th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% 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 | 55% | 5.9% | 18.2% | 97 | — |
| Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School | 58% | 3.7% | 7.5% | 112 | 2.4 miles |
| Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton | 71% | 5.7% | 23.5% | 187 | 3.7 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton | 37% | 4.4% | 34.3% | 190 | 4.0 miles |
| Hook Norton Church of England Primary School | 71% | 3.9% | 13.2% | 271 | 4.3 miles |
| Brailes Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.1% | 16.1% | 114 | 4.4 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)
- 18.18%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.89%
- Persistent absence
- 10.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
-
Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton3.7 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
-
St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton4.0 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
-
Hook Norton Church of England Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Brailes Church of England Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Shipston-on-Stour
- Ilmington CofE Primary School Primary
- Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School Primary
- Shipston-on-Stour Primary School Primary
- Shipston High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Acorns Primary School teach?
- Acorns Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Shipston-on-Stour.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Acorns Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Acorns Primary School is Mrs Hannah Young, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Acorns Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Acorns 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 Acorns Primary School?
- Acorns Primary School has 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Acorns Primary School full?
- Acorns Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 97 on roll (92%), 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 Acorns Primary School a faith school?
- No. Acorns Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Acorns Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Acorns Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Acorns Primary School?
- Acorns Primary School is part of THE STOUR FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Acorns Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Acorns Primary School rank locally?
- Acorns Primary School ranked 112th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% 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 Acorns Primary School's absence rate?
- Acorns Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Acorns Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Acorns 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.