Ilmington CofE Primary School
Back Street, Ilmington, Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4LJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Ilmington CofE Primary School is a primary school in Shipston-on-Stour for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 284 schools in Warwickshire. It ranks 8th of 155 primary schools in Warwickshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in February 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 20 February 2024, report published 12 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 20 February 2024
Ilmington CofE Primary school is a caring school at the heart of its community. Pupils enjoy attending. They know the school rules and values. The school motto, 'believe in being better' shines through. Pupils behave very well around school and in lessons. Older pupils 'buddy' with younger pupils to help them settle quickly into school life. Pupils say that they can always be honest with the adults in school. They value opportunities to talk if they have a worry. As a result, they feel safe and listened to. Many love to spend time with Albi, the school's therapy dog. The school has high expectations for all, both academically and for personal development. Pupils enjoy living up to these expectations. They are well supported in their mixed-age classrooms and achieve well. Pupils enjoy taking on a range of responsibilities. For example, they can be school librarians, mental health ambassadors or eco-councillors. Pupils enjoy working towards badges as part of the 'Ilmington 11' challenges. For example, pupils can achieve badges for being 'church mice' or 'international friends'. Pupils value the life- long skills they build up through the 'learning toolkit'. Through these, and other opportunities, pupils learn to become positive, active citizens in their local community and the world beyond.
What the school should improve
- Although the culture of safeguarding means that pupils are kept safe, in a few instances, safeguarding arrangements lack some rigour and oversight. Because of this, there is the potential for some safeguarding actions to be missed. The school needs to ensure that all those responsible for carrying out and overseeing safeguarding understand and fulfil their roles effectively and that there are suitably rigorous and systematic arrangements to maintain the culture of safeguarding.
- The school does not always check that all of the actions it intends to take are followed through well enough, for example in terms of setting and checking the targets and provision for pupils with SEND. This means that some intended processes are not always followed carefully to bring about the best outcomes. Leaders at all levels should ensure that where they identify an action that they need to take or a process that they want to put in place they ensure that these are carried out as intended.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
14 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
114 pupils on roll, with places for 119
Schools near Ilmington CofE Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School | 3 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 60% met the expected standard |
| Quinton Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
| Mickleton Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
| Shipston-on-Stour Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy Meon Vale | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Crouch
- Phone
- 01608682212
- Address
- Back Street, Ilmington, Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4LJ
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- URN
- 125637
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.