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Schools across Coventry

Local authority · 130 schools across 2 towns

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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Coventry (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Coventry (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in Coventry (130)

Showing 20 of 130 schools

Total Schools

130

85 primary · 22 secondary

Total Pupils

63,027

96% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

31

3 outstanding · 28 good

Capacity

65,787

2,760 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

28
95
Outstanding: 3
Good: 28
Requires Improvement: 4
Not inspected: 95

Best Schools in Coventry

View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

36.1

GCSE Eng+Maths

33.5%

School Capacity

Primary Schools

98% full
33,222 pupils33,968 capacity

746 spare places

Secondary Schools

99% full
25,586 pupils25,898 capacity

312 spare places

Pupil Absence

Avg Overall Absence

6.6%

2024/25

Avg Persistent Absence

18.3%

2024/25

Schools Reporting

113

2024/25

Absence trend across Coventry schools

4.7%
18/19
5%
20/21
7.2%
21/22
7.3%
22/23
6.9%
23/24
6.6%
24/25

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Average across all open schools in this LA.

EHCP Timeliness

Issued Within 20 Weeks

39%

Plans Issued

604

Assessment Requests

1,156

Tribunal Cases

26

EHCP timeliness trend (% issued within 20 weeks)

52%
2019
57%
2020
72%
2021
78%
2022
35%
2023
62%
2024
39%
2025

Source: DfE EHCP timeliness statistics. Shows how quickly this LA issues Education, Health and Care Plans.

Admission Appeals

2026 admission appeals by school phase

Primary

5,009 admissions

247

Lodged

(4.9%)

150

Heard

47

Successful

(31%)

Primary (infant classes)

4,430 admissions

112

Lodged

(2.5%)

68

Heard

6

Successful

(9%)

Secondary

5,252 admissions

405

Lodged

(7.7%)

298

Heard

52

Successful

(17%)

Total

10,261 admissions

652

Lodged

(6.4%)

448

Heard

99

Successful

(22%)

Total appeals lodged per year

1330
2019
1308
2020
941
2021
1349
2022
1123
2023
1845
2024
1666
2025
1416
2026

Source: DfE admission appeals statistics. Shows how competitive school places are in this area.

Towns in Coventry

Coventry

129 schools

Westwood Way

1 schools

Questions parents ask about schools in Coventry

How many schools are there in Coventry?

Coventry has 130 open schools: 86 state primary, 23 state secondary or all-through, 5 independent, 10 special and 6 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Coventry are rated Outstanding?

11 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 6 more. Counting Good as well, 91% of the 114 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 26 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 83 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); Manor Park Primary School (89% in reading, 92% in maths); and St John Vianney Catholic Primary School (90% in reading, 90% 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 SchoolManor Park Primary SchoolSt John Vianney Catholic 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 Coventry 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.

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