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Stratford Upon Avon School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Alcester Road, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9DH · stratforduponavonschool.com · 01789 268051

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · May 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
48.7
average Attainment 8 score. Warwickshire 48, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,935
185 over 1,750 places · 111%
Local authority
Warwickshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
24.7%
First language not English
9.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Stratford-Upon-Avon School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 242 families put the school first and 349 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 269 (Places 317)269September 2023: 283 (Places 334)283September 2024: 293 (Places 344)293September 2025: 292 (Places 345)292September 2026: 242 (Places 349)242Places 349
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20263492420.7100%
September 2025Sept 20253452920.890%
September 2024Sept 20243442930.989%
September 2023Sept 20233342830.889%
September 2022Sept 20223172690.888%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.7, and 47.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Warwickshire it was 48, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.8 (England 46.3)48.82017/18: 47.4 (England 46.5)47.42018/19: 46.9 (England 46.7)46.92021/22: 48.0 (England 48.8)48.02022/23: 48.0 (England 46.3)48.02023/24: 48.9 (England 45.9)48.92024/25: 48.7 (England 46.0)48.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲48.746.0
●47.4%45.4%
▲72.1%64.8%
▼28.5%40.5%
●4.224.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form48+2.7
Sixth form college0.3−0.1
Further education40.1−1.4
Other education0.7+0.3
Apprenticeship2.4−0.6
Employment4.1−1.8
Not in a lasting destination2.7+0.2
Activity not captured1.7+0.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 27.7 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 27.3 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 27.9 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 29.4 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 32.0 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 29.6 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 30.1 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 31.3 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
119 studentsC (31.3)Average -0.09
120 studentsC (31.4)Average -0.08
47 studentsMerit+ (27.6)Average +0.14
6.6%AAB or better
92.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24106C (30.1)-0.22
2022/23107C (29.6)—
2021/22128C+ (32)—
2018/19120C (29.4)+0.06
2017/18128C- (27.9)-0.06
2016/17125C- (27.3)+0.02
2015/16120C- (27.7)+0.06

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University47.8−1.1
Apprenticeship8.8+3.6
Employment38.9+4.1
Not in a lasting destination3.5−2.4
Activity not captured0.9−1.3

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 21 May 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Stratford Upon Avon School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
20 May 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (405 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
82%
Replies
405
21% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼85% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼76% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼81% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼74% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲88% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●93% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼75% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼73% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 75% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲54% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 37% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼52% agreeEngland 67%

based on 109 parents (27%) with SEND

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