SCHOOL PROFILE

Heathcote Primary School

Primary Free schools URN 144648
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

6 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

8 February 2022
Graded inspection Good
Published 20 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Warwickshire
Trust COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 428 428 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 212 49.5% of pupils
Male pupils 216 50.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.6%
2.8 pts above England
School 27.6%
Warwick 15.1%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

17.3%
3.0 pts below England
School 17.3%
Warwick 15.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.4%
0.4 pts above England
School 1.4%
Warwick 0.9%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
50.9%
218
Any other White background
17.1%
73
Indian
10.0%
43
Any other Mixed background
8.9%
38
Any other ethnic group
4.7%
20
White and Black Caribbean
2.1%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.5% 92 of 428 pupils
0.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.5%
Warwick 19.4%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.1% 73 pupils
England 14.8% 2.3 pts above
EHC plans 4.4% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 27
Social, emotional & mental health 19
No specialist assessment yet 18
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Hearing impairment 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Warwick 64.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
Warwick 79.7%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Warwick 74.6%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Warwick 77.0%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.29%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.92 pts lower than England
School 5.29%
Warwick 5.60%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.01%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 14.01%
Warwick 12.76%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.82%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.98 pts lower than England
School 0.82%
Warwick 1.84%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

101.9% 13.7 pts above England
Heathcote Primary School
101.9%
Warwick
90.9%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information