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Shipston High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Darlingscote Road, Shipston-on-Stour CV36 4DY · shipstonhigh.co.uk · 01608 661833
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Warwickshire 48, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 526
- 70% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Shipston High School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 92 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 92 | 53 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 86 | 59 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 146 | 77 | 0.5 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 136 | 111 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 126 | 123 | 1 | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.9, and 43.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Warwickshire it was 48, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ●43.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.75 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 32.5 | −8.3 |
| Further education | 42.1 | +8.1 |
| Other education | 1.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 9.6 | +5.7 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.8 | −1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
Shipston High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
43% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (128 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 43%
- Replies
- 128
- 21% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (27%) with SEND