Bishops Itchington Primary School
Ladbroke Road, Bishops Itchington, Southam, CV47 2RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STOWE VALLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jacky Sykes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 232
- URN
- 144242
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01926612297
About this school
Bishops Itchington Primary School is a primary academy in Southam. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 232 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 29 September 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 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 77% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 80% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 80% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 83% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| 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 Bishops Itchington 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 | 67% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishops Itchington Primary School compares
Bishops Itchington Primary School ranked 74th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.4% | 18.5% | 232 | — |
| Harbury CofE Primary School | 68% | 3.8% | 10.8% | 200 | 1.8 miles |
| Lighthorne Heath Primary School | 50% | 6.3% | 46.7% | 120 | 2.8 miles |
| Southam Primary School | 76% | 5% | 19.5% | 412 | 3.1 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam | — | 5.3% | 27.5% | 150 | 3.1 miles |
| Southam St James CofE Academy | 59% | 4.9% | 25.3% | 149 | 3.3 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)
- 18.48%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.41%
- Persistent absence
- 13.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harbury CofE Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
-
Lighthorne Heath Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
-
Southam Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Southam
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam3.1 miles
Primary · Southam
-
Southam St James CofE Academy3.3 miles
Primary · Southam
Other schools in Southam
Bishops Itchington Primary School ranks 4th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Southam.
- 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 Dassett CofE Primary School Primary
- The Priors School Primary
- Southam College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bishops Itchington Primary School teach?
- Bishops Itchington Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Southam.
- Who is the headteacher of Bishops Itchington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bishops Itchington Primary School is Mrs Jacky Sykes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bishops Itchington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishops Itchington 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 Bishops Itchington Primary School?
- Bishops Itchington Primary School has 232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bishops Itchington Primary School full?
- Bishops Itchington Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 232 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bishops Itchington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bishops Itchington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bishops Itchington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bishops Itchington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bishops Itchington Primary School?
- Bishops Itchington Primary School is part of STOWE VALLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bishops Itchington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishops Itchington Primary School rank locally?
- Bishops Itchington Primary School ranked 74th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bishops Itchington Primary School's absence rate?
- Bishops Itchington Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishops Itchington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishops Itchington 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 2 July 2026.