Welcombe Hills School
Blue Cap Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY MAT
- Headteacher
- Ms Melissa Lines
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 170
- URN
- 145486
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01789266845
About this school
Welcombe Hills School is a special academy in Stratford-upon-Avon. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 170 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- 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 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -11.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.20 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Welcombe Hills 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 | 0% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 183 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 174 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 14 November 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report15 September 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.37%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 11.13%
- Persistent absence
- 31.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stratford Preparatory School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Stratford-upon-Avon
-
The Croft Preparatory School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Stratford-upon-Avon
-
Nunhold House Outdoor Learning Centre6.3 miles
Special schools · Hatton
-
Venture Academy6.5 miles
Academies · Henley-in-Arden
-
Henley-in-Arden Montessori Primary School7.0 miles
Independent schools · Henley-in-Arden
Other schools in Stratford-upon-Avon
- Alveston CofE Primary School Primary
- Bishopton Primary School Primary
- Bridgetown Primary School Primary
- Ettington CofE Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Pebworth First School Primary
- Quinton Primary School Primary
- Shottery St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primary
- Snitterfield Primary School Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School Primary
- Thomas Jolyffe Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Welcombe Hills School teach?
- Welcombe Hills School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Who is the headteacher of Welcombe Hills School?
- The headteacher of Welcombe Hills School is Ms Melissa Lines, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Welcombe Hills School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Welcombe Hills 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 Welcombe Hills School?
- Welcombe Hills School has 170 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Welcombe Hills School a faith school?
- No. Welcombe Hills School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Welcombe Hills School?
- Welcombe Hills School is part of UNITY MAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Welcombe Hills School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Welcombe Hills School's absence rate?
- Welcombe Hills School's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Welcombe Hills School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Welcombe Hills 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.