Long Itchington CofE Academy
Stockton Road, Long Itchington, Southam, CV47 9QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF COVENTRY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Rebecca Richards
- Diocese
- Diocese of Coventry
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Coventry
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- URN
- 146149
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01926814819
About this school
Long Itchington CofE Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Southam. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 179 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
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 41% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 63% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 48% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 63% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Long Itchington CofE 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 | 46% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Long Itchington CofE Academy compares
Long Itchington CofE Academy ranked 143rd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 4.6% | 18.2% | 179 | — |
| Stockton Primary School | 71% | 3.7% | 9.9% | 149 | 1.3 miles |
| Southam St James CofE Academy | 59% | 4.9% | 25.3% | 149 | 1.7 miles |
| Southam Primary School | 76% | 5% | 19.5% | 412 | 1.8 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam | — | 5.3% | 27.5% | 150 | 1.9 miles |
| Leamington Hastings Church of England Academy | — | 8.1% | 16.7% | 34 | 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.
Inspection history
- 19 March 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report26 January 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.18%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.62%
- Persistent absence
- 9.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stockton Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Southam
-
Southam St James CofE Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Southam
-
Southam Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Southam
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam1.9 miles
Primary · Southam
-
Leamington Hastings Church of England Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Rugby
Other schools in Southam
Long Itchington CofE Academy ranks 9th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Southam.
- Bishops Itchington Primary School 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 Long Itchington CofE Academy teach?
- Long Itchington CofE Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southam.
- Who is the headteacher of Long Itchington CofE Academy?
- The headteacher of Long Itchington CofE Academy is Rebecca Richards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Long Itchington CofE Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Long Itchington CofE 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 Long Itchington CofE Academy?
- Long Itchington CofE Academy has 179 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Long Itchington CofE Academy full?
- Long Itchington CofE Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 179 on roll (85%), 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 Long Itchington CofE Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Long Itchington CofE Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Coventry.
- Does Long Itchington CofE Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Long Itchington CofE Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Long Itchington CofE Academy?
- Long Itchington CofE Academy is part of THE DIOCESE OF COVENTRY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Long Itchington CofE Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Long Itchington CofE Academy rank locally?
- Long Itchington CofE Academy ranked 143rd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Long Itchington CofE Academy's absence rate?
- Long Itchington CofE Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Long Itchington CofE Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Long Itchington CofE 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 10 July 2026.