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Shrubland Street Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Nicola Mills

location_onLeamington Spa, CV31 2AR

language Visit Website phone 1926426976

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

216

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Expected Standard

69%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Shrubland Street Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Leamington Spa, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Shrubland Street Community Primary School is a community school in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 229 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #79 of 161 primaries in Warwickshire and #7,746 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 59%

Reading73% LA 74%

Writing77% LA 70%

Maths88% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading86% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing57% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.4

Read

LA 0.0

1.9 to 6.9

0.5

Write

LA 0.0

-1.9 to 2.9

3.2

Maths

LA -0.7

0.8 to 5.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.3

-4.3 to 0.9

-0.1

Write

LA -0.5

-2.5 to 2.3

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.2 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 65%

Reading71% LA 76%

Writing61% LA 77%

Maths57% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.2

-3.7 to 1.1

-2.9

Write

LA -0.7

-5.2 to -0.6

-4.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-6.4 to -2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 October 2023

Inspection Report

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13 September 2018

Inspection Report

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03 June 2014

Inspection Report

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17 April 2013

Inspection Report

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05 December 2012

Inspection Report

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18 January 2011

Inspection Report

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01 May 2008

Inspection Report

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12 January 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-09-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-03

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-12-05

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 229 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	220	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	220	2	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils