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Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11MixedAcademyChurch of England67 pupilsNurseryShipston-on-StourWarwickshire
School Chooser Score
1
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 0 to 2
Out of 100. Better than 2% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
OfstedNeeds attention teachingOfsted report card, December 2025
Reached the expected level at 1160%England 63%
Attendance88.1%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families40%Far more than most schools
Parents would recommend77%31 Parent View responses
Places38 spare67 pupils, 105 places

Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School is a converter academy in Shipston-on-Stour for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 67 pupils and room for 105. About 40 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 1 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 2% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in December 2025 and gave it a report card, which is below.

Manor Farm Road, Tredington, Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4NZ01608 661568newboldtredington.warwickshire.sch.ukMrs Samantha Welsby headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted visited on 2 December 2025. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.

TeachingOfsted calls this “curriculum and teaching”
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Behaviour and attendanceOfsted calls this “attendance and behaviour”
Needs attention
Support for every childOfsted calls this “inclusion”
Needs attention
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development and wellbeing”
As expected
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and governance”
Needs attention
Early years
As expected
SafeguardingAre pupils kept safe?
Pupils are kept safe
Met
Ofsted's scale:ExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement

Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

10 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.

Reached the expected level at 1160%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score105.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score102.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 17%17%20172018: 80%80%20182019: 69%69%20192023: 73%73%20232024: 39%39%20242025: 60%60%2025
Since 2017: +43%Declining overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023†2019†2018†2017†WarwickshireEngland
Pupils tested10181116106
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%39%73%69%80%17%62%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%0%9%6%20%0%7%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score105.099.0105.0105.0108.0100.0106.0105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score102.099.0102.0106.0106.096.0104.5104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score104.099.0103.0109.0106.099.0105.4105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard70%50%73%94%80%33%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard60%44%82%81%100%17%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)80%61%82%88%90%67%
Reading progressReading progress score+0.6-4.1-0.8-4.5
Maths progressMaths progress score-0.7-2.5-2.8-7.6

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School, the school this one replaced in November 2022. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Plenty of spare places66 pupils for 105 places, 2024/25
63% full

39 places were empty (37% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.

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.

What parents say

Would recommend the school77%England 87%
My child is happy here77%agree or strongly agree
My child feels safe81%
Positive overall68%
My child is happy at this school
77%England 89%
My child feels safe at this school
81%England 90%
Pupils are well behavedThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
55%England 83%
Has your child been bullied here?Parents answering yes
36% yesEngland 18%
Bullying was dealt with quickly and effectivelyOnly parents whose child was bullied
18%England 50%
My child gets the right support to learn well
84%England 85%
Does your child have SEND?Parents answering yes
52% yesEngland 26%
The school gives them the support they needOnly parents of children with SEND
81%England 71%
The school communicates well with me
65%England 80%
My concerns have been dealt with properlyWhen I have raised concerns
55%England 69%
Decisions put the child's best interests first
71%England 82%
I would recommend this school
77%England 87%
Overall view of the school is positive
68%England 82%
Strongly agreeAgreeDon't knowDisagreeStrongly disagreeEngland, agree or yes

From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 31 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for primary schools with enough answers to publish.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll67Census January 2026
Places10564% full
Pupils from low-income families40%40% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English5%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support28%19 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan16%11 pupils with a plan
Average class size16.34 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)38%£37,200 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls32 / 35
White British pupils82%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 15.5 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 17.0 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (12), Autistic spectrum disorder (7), Moderate learning difficulty (6), Physical disability (2), Other difficulty or disability (1), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census2026202520242023
Pupils on roll678010474
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals40%45%42%37%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language5%5%6%4%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support23%22%23%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans11%4%4%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 88.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance88.1%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school39.1%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils18.82024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.6%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence11.9%10.9%9.4%7.9%7.5%8.3%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence10.3%7.9%6.0%6.8%5.4%6.0%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.6%2.9%3.4%1.1%2.1%2.3%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence39.1%33.3%24.4%26.8%16.9%12.6%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate18.81.91.4
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions000

† These attendance figures are for Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School, the school this one replaced in November 2022. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers5.0full-time equivalent, 6 people
Pupils per teacher13.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants5.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£37,587
Teachers who left in the year20%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher18.52024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£11,025England £7,128. Total £882k
Income per pupil£12,963England £7,587. Total £1.0m
Spent on teachers per pupil£5,200England £3,405
Money in reserve5%Not much put by: £53k, £664 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£155kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£11,025spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate58 per 1,000 people37% lower than the England average
Typical house price£367,000Stratford-on-Avon
Nearest bus stop30 mManor Farm Road, 4 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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Shipston-on-Stour Primary SchoolAcademy1.6 miles400Good 202376Compare
Ilmington CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England2.8 miles114Good 202484Compare
Ettington CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England3.5 miles200No overall grade 202593Compare
Brailes Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy4.2 miles114Not inspected94Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School with the 45 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 45 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats2%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the bottom of its group. Its score of 1 is 23 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 23 · highest 96100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 45 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Loxley CofE Community Primary SchoolChurch of England5.7 miles36Good 202486Compare
Shottery St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England8.1 miles106No overall grade 202415Compare
Temple Herdewyke Primary SchoolAcademy9.5 miles107Good 202327Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 1 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 1% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 0 to 2. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%well below
-0.27
2024 results; 18 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%well below
-0.53
Ofsted report card, 0.8 years old
Progress pupils make20%well below
-0.31
Contextualised attainment (no DfE progress measure available); 18 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%well below
-0.27
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%well below
-0.24
2024/25; 69 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well below
-0.15
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 18 pupils
What parents say5%below
-0.03
Ofsted's Parent View survey, allowing for how many parents replied; 31 responses

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School a good school?

The figures are weak. Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School scores 1 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 2% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 0 to 2, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 2 December 2025 it rated teaching as needs attention, achievement as needs attention, behaviour and attendance as needs attention, leadership as needs attention.

How good are Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 60% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.

How many pupils does Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School have?

67 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 105 places, so it is 64% full.

Is Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 39 places were empty in 2024/25 (37% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School?

Pupils were in school 88.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 39% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

What do parents say about Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School?

77% of the 31 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 77% say their child is happy there. Across England, 87% of parents would recommend their child's school.

How big are the classes at Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School?

The average class had 16.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

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

Contact and details

Address
Manor Farm Road, Tredington, Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4NZ
Telephone
01608 661568
Website
www.newboldtredington.warwickshire.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Samantha Welsby
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Coventry
Multi-academy trust
Fosse Multi Academy Trust (4 schools)
Local authority
Warwickshire
Ward
Tredington
Constituency
Stratford-on-Avon
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 November 2022 (academy converter)
URN
149306 · LAESTAB 9373214 · UKPRN 10091155
Formerly
Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School

Where these figures come from