School Chooser

Fortitude School

Special · ages 5-11MixedIndependent13 pupilsAlcesterWarwickshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places22 spare13 pupils, 35 places
Pupils on roll13Census January 2024

Fortitude School is an independent special school in Alcester for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 13 pupils and room for 35.

Seggs Lane, Alcester, B49 5HJ01789 638337Mrs Jodie McCracken headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Warwickshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll13Census January 2024
Places3537% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%13 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls10 / 3
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census20262025
Pupils on roll1327
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m15612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate89 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average
Typical house price£367,000Stratford-on-Avon
Nearest bus stop120 mPolice Station, 11 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Alcester Grammar SchoolAcademy (grammar)460 m1,299Outstanding 202297Compare
St Benedict's Catholic High SchoolAcademy690 m455Good 202453Compare
Our Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy770 m109No overall grade 202592Compare
St Nicholas CofE PrimaryAcademy840 m413Good 202431Compare
Alcester AcademyAcademy0.9 miles636Good 202287Compare
Coughton CofE Primary SchoolAcademy1.9 miles184Good 202242Compare
Tudor Grange Primary Academy, HaselorAcademy2.1 miles102Report card 202535Compare
Dunnington CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England2.5 miles97Requires improvement 202414Compare
All schools in WarwickshireAll schools in AlcesterBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Fortitude School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Fortitude School yet.

How many pupils does Fortitude School have?

13 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 35 places, so it is 37% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Seggs Lane, Alcester, B49 5HJ
Telephone
01789 638337
Headteacher
Mrs Jodie McCracken
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 5-11
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Warwickshire
Ward
Alcester West
Constituency
Stratford-on-Avon
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
19 November 2024 (new provision)
URN
151231 · LAESTAB 9376049
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from