Dunnington CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Alcester, Warwickshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.767 miles
Published by Warwickshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2017–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Dunnington CofE Primary School is a primary school in Alcester, Warwickshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Dunnington CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.767 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.767 miles from the school, the 70th shortest of 176 Warwickshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 Reception distance was about the same as in 2025 and in 2022, though it swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2023 to 2024.
- For Reception 2026, with 15 places published, there were 12 first-choice applications for 12 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 18% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Warwickshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Dunnington, Alcester, B49 5NT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Warwickshire
- Pupils on roll
- 97 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Dunnington Primary School is a friendly and inclusive place.”
- “Pupils enjoy attending and appreciate the wide range of experiences they have at school.”
- “These include interesting trips to enhance learning and a wealth of after-school clubs that develop pupils’ talents and interests.”
To improve
- “However, the school’s expectations of pupils’ behaviour are sometimes too low.”
- “Consequently, some pupils do not show enough respect towards others.”
- “At times, this leads to learning being disrupted.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 55% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Warwickshire.
- Salford Priors CofE Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Nicholas CofE Primary 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Temple Grafton CofE Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy, Haselor 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Coughton CofE Primary School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Welford-on-Avon Primary School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
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