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North Leamington School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Sandy Lane, Blackdown, Leamington Spa CV32 6RD · northleamington.co.uk · 01926 338711
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 57.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Warwickshire 48, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,482
- 99% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.5%
- First language not English
- 13.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 247 families put the school first and 228 places were offered; 85% 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 | 228 | 247 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 230 | 297 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 221 | 278 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 242 | 277 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 234 | 257 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.4, and 67.7% 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 B- (37.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲57.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲67.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲80.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.84 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125748)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 57.6 | +0.1 |
| Further education | 30.3 | 0 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 2.7 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | +1.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 129 students | B- (37.2) | Average -0.03 | |
| 129 students | B- (37.3) | Average -0.03 | |
| 7 students | Dist*- (43) | Well above average +0.92 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 121 | B (38.4) | +0.34 |
| 2022/23 | 92 | B (40.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 125 | B+ (42.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 92 | B- (38.2) | +0.32 |
| 2017/18 | 113 | B- (37.6) | +0.30 |
| 2016/17 | 118 | C+ (34.2) | +0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 84 | B- (35.2) | +0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 59.7 | −12.8 |
| Further education | 0.8 | −2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 27.4 | +12.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | −1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.8 | +4.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for North Leamington School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (125 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 125
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 41 parents (33%) with SEND