Photo: Oliver Mills · CC BY-SA 2.0Coventry’s state schools trail 62% of towns in England on results
At Key Stage 2, 59% of pupils at Coventry’s primaries met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, below both West Midlands’ towns (61%) and towns in England (62%). 117 state-funded schools are located in Coventry’s built-up area. Coventry grades C+ for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #18 of 35 in West Midlands. Ofsted is shown, not graded.
Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.
What stands out about Coventry’s schools
Popular schools are full
48 of 106 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as their official capacity, including Barr's Hill, Blue Coat, Caludon Castle, Eden Girls' School, Coventry, Foxford Community, Lyng Hall, President Kennedy School and Sidney Stringer among the secondaries. A full school gives places by its admissions rules, usually by distance after siblings. Getting a place ↓
Sidney Stringer beats its intake
Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually get lower results. At Sidney Stringer Primary Academy, 46% of pupils are on free school meals and 70% meet the expected standard; a typical school in England with that intake reaches 56%. Results and intake ↓
Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.
Coventry grades C+ for schools
Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.
The primary figure: 85 primaries in the town, 13,728 pupils in results over three years. The secondary figure: 21 secondaries in the town, 4,236 pupils in results. Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.
Where Coventry’s 117 state schools are
Each school at its address, coloured by its own letter and sized by pupils. Open a school for its own page. The dashed shape is Coventry’s built-up area.
Most schools give places by distance once siblings are in, so the schools nearest a home matter more than any league table.
Which schools do better than their intake suggests
Schools with more pupils on free school meals tend to get lower results. The dashed line is the typical school in England for each level of free school meals; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot above the band is doing better than schools like it.
The share of pupils on free school meals runs from 5% at Grange Farm Primary School to 58% at Henley Green Primary. Against schools with the same intake, Eden Girls' School, Coventry does best: 65 with 39% on free school meals, where a typical school would reach 44. 33 of 85 primaries and 8 of 21 secondaries are above the line.
Show as a table
Free school meals: pupils eligible now, DfE January 2026 census. The typical-school line is a straight-line fit across every graded school in England. It describes; it doesn’t grade: the School Grade uses results alone.
How school places work in Coventry
Coventry Council handles applications for every state school in Coventry, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.
When a school is full
Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 32 of Coventry’s 106 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.
Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work
How full each school is
Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%; 48 schools are at or over it.
Show all 106 schools
DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.
117 state schools in Coventry
Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.
Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.
Ofsted report cards
Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.
Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 16 of Coventry’s 117 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.
| School | Safeguarding | Achievement | Curriculum and teaching | Inclusion | Attendance and behaviour | Personal development and well-being | Leadership and governance | Early years | Sixth form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd Catholic SchoolJuly 2026 | Met | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | Strong standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | — |
| Howes Community Primary SchoolJuly 2026 | Met | Expected standard | Expected standard | Strong standard | Needs attention | Strong standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | — |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolJune 2026 | Met | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | — |
| Leigh Church of England AcademyJune 2026 | Met | Needs attention | Needs attention | Expected standard | Needs attention | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | — |
| Allesley Hall Primary SchoolMay 2026 | Met | Needs attention | Expected standard | Strong standard | Strong standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | — |
| Stoke Park SchoolMay 2026 | Met | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | — | Expected standard |
| Stivichall Primary SchoolApril 2026 | Met | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | Strong standard | Strong standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | — |
| Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolApril 2026 | Met | Expected standard | Needs attention | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | — | Needs attention |
| Sowe Valley Primary SchoolApril 2026 | Met | Expected standard | Expected standard | Strong standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolMarch 2026 | Met | Expected standard | Needs attention | Expected standard | Expected standard | Strong standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | — |
| Coundon CourtMarch 2026 | Met | Expected standard | Expected standard | Strong standard | Expected standard | Strong standard | Strong standard | — | Strong standard |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England AcademyFebruary 2026 | Met | Needs attention | Needs attention | Expected standard | Needs attention | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | — |
| Richard Lee Primary SchoolJanuary 2026 | Met | Needs attention | Needs attention | Needs attention | Needs attention | Expected standard | Needs attention | Needs attention | — |
| Grangehurst Primary SchoolJanuary 2026 | Met | Needs attention | Expected standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | Strong standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | — |
| Broad Heath Community Primary SchoolJanuary 2026 | Met | Expected standard | Expected standard | Strong standard | Expected standard | Strong standard | Expected standard | Expected standard | — |
| Sidney Stringer Primary AcademyNovember 2025 | Met | Strong standard | Strong standard | Strong standard | Strong standard | Strong standard | Strong standard | Strong standard | — |
18 academy trusts and the council
Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.
| Run by | Schools | Pupils | Their letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romero Catholic AcademyCardinal Wiseman, St John Fisher, Sacred Heart, Corpus Christi, St Patrick's, Good Shepherd, St Gregory's, SS Peter and Paul | 8 | 3,631 | CC+B+CCBBB− |
| Finham Park Multi-Academy TrustFinham Park, Lyng Hall, Finham Park 2, Meadow Park, Finham, Pearl Hyde, Limbrick Wood | 7 | 5,192 | B+D−C+DADC+ |
| Castle Phoenix TrustCaludon Castle, Foxford Community, Hill Farm, Potters Green, Richard Lee, Charter, Little Heath | 7 | 4,367 | C+C−BDCC−D |
| Holy Cross Catholic Multi Academy CompanySt John Henry Newman, Bishop Ullathorne, Christ The King, St Augustine's, St Thomas More, St John Vianney, St Elizabeth's | 7 | 4,062 | A−B+B+CA−A+C |
| Futures TrustCoundon Court, President Kennedy School, Stoke Park, Barr's Hill, Parkgate, Keresley Grange | 6 | 6,833 | B−B−C+B−B−C− |
| Inspire Education TrustBlue Coat, Frederick Bird, Walsgrave, Hearsall Community, Clifford Bridge, Whittle | 6 | 4,215 | B+DB+DB−C− |
| Sidney Stringer Multi Academy TrustSidney Stringer, Ernesford Grange Community, Sidney Stringer, Radford, Riverbank | 5 | 3,555 | C+CB+C |
| Diocese of Coventry Multi-Academy TrustSt Laurences, Leigh, Stretton, St Bartholomew's, St John's | 5 | 1,213 | CC−D−DB− |
| Triumph Learning TrustCourthouse Green, Alderman's Green | 2 | 1,196 | B−C+ |
| Thrive Education PartnershipBaginton Fields, Kingsbury | 2 | 230 | — |
| Arthur Terry Learning PartnershipWest Coventry | 1 | 1,317 | D |
| Tove Learning TrustGrace Academy Coventry | 1 | 1,051 | C |
| Kenilworth Multi Academy TrustThe Westwood | 1 | 843 | B− |
| Sevak Education Trust LtdSeva | 1 | 736 | D |
| Star AcademiesEden Girls' School, Coventry | 1 | 600 | A+ |
| Wmg Academy for Young EngineersWMG Academy for Young Engineers | 1 | 504 | — |
| Growth Academy Trust LtdStanton Bridge | 1 | 413 | B+ |
| Solihull Alternative Provision Multi Academy TrustCoventry Alternative Provision | 1 | 59 | — |
| Coventry CouncilWyken Croft, Manor Park, Broad Heath, Whitmore Park, Aldermoor Farm, Hollyfast, Templars, Holbrook, Moseley, Coundon, Stivichall, John Gulson, Stoke Heath, Joseph Cash, Stoke, Moat House, St Christopher, Holy Family, Ravensdale, Willenhall, Ernesford Grange, Southfields, Henley Green, Edgewick, Gosford Park, Earlsdon, Park Hill, Allesley, Grangehurst, Whitley Abbey, Grange Farm, St Mary and St Benedict, Mount Nod, All Saints, Sherbourne Fields, John Shelton, Eastern Green Junior, All Souls', St Anne's, Longford Park, Spon Gate, St Osburg's, Whoberley Hall, Our Lady of the Assumption, Sowe Valley, Cannon Park, Allesley Hall, Castle Wood Special, Howes, Woodfield, St Andrew's, Hillfields Nursery, Tiverton, Inspired Pathways | 54 | 20,878 | CABCB−B−C−C−B+C−ACB−B−CC−B+B−BDB+B+DD−DB+CB−C−C−BCC+CB−CCC−DD−BBC−CAC−C− |
Where Coventry’s teenagers go at 16
In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.
19 of Coventry’s 21 state secondaries have sixth forms: Barr's Hill, Bishop Ullathorne, Blue Coat, Caludon Castle, Cardinal Wiseman, Coundon Court, Ernesford Grange Community, Finham Park 2, Finham Park, Foxford Community, Grace Academy Coventry, Lyng Hall, Meadow Park, President Kennedy School, Sidney Stringer, St John Henry Newman, Stoke Park, The Westwood and West Coventry. Coventry College, a further-education college, is in the city. Hereward College of Further Education, a further-education college, is in the city.
| College | Distance |
|---|---|
| Coventry CollegeFurther-education college · CV1 5DG | in Coventry |
| Hereward College of Further EducationFurther-education college · CV4 9SW | in Coventry |
| North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire CollegeFurther-education college · CV11 6BH | 8.5 mi |
| Warwickshire College GroupFurther-education college · CV32 5JE | 8.7 mi |
Special schools and alternative provision in Coventry
Coventry has 7 special schools (Baginton Fields, Castle Wood Special, Kingsbury, Riverbank, Sherbourne Fields, Tiverton and Woodfield: 1,205 pupils) and 2 alternative provision schools, for pupils who can’t attend mainstream school for a time. A special-school place isn’t applied for like a mainstream one: for a child with an education, health and care plan (EHCP), Coventry Council names the school in the plan, after asking the family’s preference. These schools have no letter, because their results don’t compare with mainstream schools’. Their cards ↑
Coventry Council’s SEND Local Offer lists support beyond these schools.
31st of 35 English towns and cities of 241,000 to 465,000
Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns and cities either side of Coventry, and the top and bottom of the group.
| # | Town | Schools | KS2 | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ E&M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnet London | A+ | 72% | 57.6 | 65% |
| … | |||||
| 27 | Kingston upon Hull East Riding of Yorkshire | B | 65% | 44.5 | 42% |
| 28 | Leicester Leicestershire | B− | 61% | 46.3 | 45% |
| 29 | Bristol Bristol | B− | 60% | 47 | 46% |
| 30 | Nottingham Nottinghamshire | C+ | 60% | 44.7 | 43% |
| 31 | Coventry West Midlands | C+ | 59% | 45 | 45% |
| 32 | Bradford West Yorkshire | C | 58% | 41.6 | 39% |
| 33 | Derby Derbyshire | C− | 56% | 44 | 40% |
| 34 | Southampton Hampshire | C− | 58% | 41.7 | 37% |
| 35 | Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire | C− | 59% | 40.8 | 34% |
Coventry and the places around it
Coloured by School Grade.
| Town | Schools | KS2 | Att. 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry 117 schools | C+ | 59% | 45 |
| Ash Green 4 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.2 mi | B− | 59% | 46.2 |
| Keresley Newlands 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 3.4 mi | C+ | 56% | 46.6 |
| Hawkesbury 0 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.4 mi | C− | 57% | 41.4 |
| Binley Woods 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 4.1 mi | C− | 55% | 42.7 |
| Bedworth 12 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 4.5 mi | B | 65% | 43.7 |
| Ryton-on-Dunsmore 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 4.5 mi | D | 53% | 36.8 |
| Burton Green 2 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 4.5 mi | A− | 71% | 47.5 |
Burton Green has the best-graded schools nearby (A−). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
- Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Coventry: 5% (England’s average school: 8%).
- Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
- Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
- Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
- Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
- Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
- Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.
Questions about schools in Coventry
Are schools in Coventry good?
Coventry’s state schools earn a C+ against schools across England: primary results beat 34% of towns in England; secondary results beat 46% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Coventry council.
What is the best secondary school in Coventry?
On 2025/26 GCSE results, Eden Girls' School, Coventry: Attainment 8 of 65.2 and 81% with grade 5+ in English and maths, against 47.3 at the average school in England. Results are one measure; distance decides most places.
What is the best primary school in Coventry?
On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, St John Vianney Catholic Primary School: 85% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.
Do Coventry secondary schools have sixth forms?
19 of 21 do.
How do I apply for a school place in Coventry?
Through Coventry Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).
How many schools in Coventry are full?
48 of 106 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as places, on DfE’s January 2026 census. A full school still admits by its rules, usually distance after siblings.
How many state schools are in Coventry?
117 open state-funded schools are located in Coventry’s built-up area: 86 primary, 21 secondary and 10 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.
Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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