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Acorns Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
School Close, Long Compton, Shipston-on-Stour CV36 5LA · acornsprimary.co.uk · 01608 684654
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warwickshire 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 97
- 92% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.4%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Stour Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 14 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 18 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 13 | 15 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Warwickshire it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 November 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Acorns Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Nov 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 17
- 20% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied