Best Schools in Coventry

How many schools are there in Coventry?

Coventry has 146 open schools: 97 state primary, 25 state secondary or all-through, 5 independent, 13 special and 6 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Coventry are rated Outstanding?

12 schools in Coventry were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Barr's Hill School; President Kennedy School Academy; Courthouse Green Primary School; Sidney Stringer Primary Academy; Eden Girls' School, Coventry; and 7 more. Counting Good as well, 91% of the 127 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Barr's Hill SchoolPresident Kennedy School AcademyCourthouse Green Primary SchoolSidney Stringer Primary AcademyEden Girls' School, Coventry

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Coventry get the best GCSE results?

Of the 30 schools in Coventry with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Eden Girls' School, Coventry, with an Attainment 8 score of 65.2 and 81% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; St John Henry Newman Catholic School, with an Attainment 8 score of 53.8 and 64% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College, with an Attainment 8 score of 52.2 and 53% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Eden Girls' School, CoventrySt John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolBlue Coat Church of England School and Music College

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Coventry have the best SATs results?

Of the 93 primary schools in Coventry with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Cannon Park Primary School (93% in reading, 93% in maths); Wheelwright Lane Primary School (96% in reading, 86% in maths); and Manor Park Primary School (89% in reading, 92% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Cannon Park Primary SchoolWheelwright Lane Primary SchoolManor Park Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Coventry?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Coventry selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Coventry?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Coventry published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Alderman's Green Primary School, 5.887 miles for 2026 entry; Barr's Hill School, 1.83 miles for 2026 entry; Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School, 3.679 miles for 2026 entry; Caludon Castle School, 1.297 miles for 2026 entry; Cannon Park Primary School, 2.236 miles for 2026 entry. We hold figures for 13 schools in Coventry; each school's page has its own history. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Alderman's Green Primary SchoolBarr's Hill SchoolBishop Ullathorne Catholic SchoolCaludon Castle SchoolCannon Park Primary School

Source: Coventry admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Coventry?

Apply to your council - Coventry, Warwickshire or Solihull, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.