Heathcote Primary School
Vickers Way, Heathcote, Warwick, CV34 7AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stephanie Rowett
- Sponsor
- Community Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 428
- URN
- 144648
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01926290330
About this school
Heathcote Primary School is a primary academy in Warwick. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 428 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 63% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 69% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 72% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 72% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Heathcote 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 | 48% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 336 |
| 2023/24 | 369 |
| 2024/25 | 401 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heathcote Primary School compares
Heathcote Primary School ranked 64th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.3% | 24.2% | 428 | — |
| Myton Gardens | — | — | 29% | 65 | 0.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 5.2% | 21.9% | 211 | 1.0 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 192 | 1.0 miles |
| Kingsway Community Primary School | 32% | 9.4% | 41.4% | 179 | 1.1 miles |
| Whitnash Primary School | 84% | 5.3% | 26.3% | 413 | 1.1 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)
- 24.19%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.29%
- Persistent absence
- 14.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Myton Gardens0.8 miles
Primary · Warwick
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
-
Kingsway Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
-
Whitnash Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
Other schools in Warwick
Heathcote Primary School ranks 8th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Warwick.
- All Saints Church of England Academy Primary
- All Saints' CofE Junior School Primary
- Barford St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Budbrooke Primary School Primary
- Claverdon Primary School Primary
- Coten End Primary School Primary
- Emscote Infant School Primary
- Hampton Lucy CofE Primary School Primary
- Kineton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Loxley CofE Community Primary School Primary
- Moreton Morrell CofE Primary School Primary
- Myton Gardens Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Heathcote Primary School teach?
- Heathcote Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Warwick.
- Who is the headteacher of Heathcote Primary School?
- The headteacher of Heathcote Primary School is Mrs Stephanie Rowett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heathcote Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heathcote 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 Heathcote Primary School?
- Heathcote Primary School has 428 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Heathcote Primary School full?
- Heathcote Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 428 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Heathcote Primary School a faith school?
- No. Heathcote Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Heathcote Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Heathcote Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Heathcote Primary School?
- Heathcote Primary School is part of COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Heathcote Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heathcote Primary School rank locally?
- Heathcote Primary School ranked 64th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heathcote Primary School's absence rate?
- Heathcote Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heathcote Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heathcote 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 10 July 2026.