Skip to main content

Binley Woods Primary School, Coventry

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Binley Woods Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Coventry. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 64th-highest of the 93 schools in Coventry with published results, and 10,597th of 14,452 across England. It was 86% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
New inspections, open days and news, by email.

Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

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

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Binley Woods Primary School in detail

Results

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Binley Woods Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 68% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Binley Woods Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Binley Woods Primary School as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Binley Woods Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Binley Woods Primary School are Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 73% reading, 70% maths); St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy (1.7 miles, Requires improvement, 52% reading, 45% maths); Clifford Bridge Academy (1.8 miles, Good, 81% reading, 71% maths); and Ernesford Grange Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 81% reading, 79% maths).

Binley Woods Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary SchoolSt Bartholomew's Church of England AcademyClifford Bridge AcademyErnesford Grange Primary School

Who goes there

14.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%), Asian (9%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 44 pupils (24.2%) received SEN support and 11 (6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Binley Woods Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 4 pupils on roll.

Staffing

Binley Woods Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Binley Woods Primary School.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Binley Woods Primary School (adjacent), 180 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Binley Woods Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 15 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Binley Woods Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 5.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Karen Sharp
Pupils:182
LA:Warwickshire
Phone:02476543754
Address:Coombe Drive, Binley Woods, Coventry, CV3 2QU
Status:open
Opened:1 September 1996

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 23 May 2023View full report
URN:130886
UKPRN:10075577
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Rugby
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

14.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+7ppMaths+4ppWriting+15pp

Reading has improved from 68% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 60% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 64% to 79% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

26.0

Avg class size

24.3

Infant (KS1)

27.3

KS2

7

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

See peer comparison with Pro - £9 a month, or £90 a year, inc. VAT

Keep up with Binley Woods Primary School

Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Binley Woods Primary School.

  • Conkers at Binley Woods Primary SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded

Term dates

Binley Woods Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Warwickshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

Source: Warwickshire term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Binley Woods Primary School (Adj)
178m · 3 min walk
Ferndale Road (Opp)
308m · 5 min walk
Coventry Stadium (Opp)
453m · 7 min walk
Woodlands Road (Opp)
543m · 9 min walk
Birchwood Road (after)
709m · 12 min walk

Free school transport

Check free transport to Binley Woods Primary School from your postcode →

You apply to the council where you live. Binley Woods Primary School is in Warwickshire; for families living there:

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
1
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

Can you get into this school?
Enter your postcode to find out

Commute and house prices

See commute times and house prices with Pro - £9 a month, or £90 a year, inc. VAT

Your chances of a place at Binley Woods Primary School

Will you get a place at Binley Woods Primary School? Get the admissions report

Your home postcode, set against Binley Woods Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Binley Woods Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Binley Woods Primary School.
  • We hold no last distance offered figures from Warwickshire, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Binley Woods Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Warwickshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

£9.99 once

One school, inc. VAT. Or £19.99 for up to three schools.

Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time

A report for any school, plus everything else in Pro.

Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

86%

Available places

180 pupils

210 places

30 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Coventry

High pressure
New homes approved:6,304
Projected new pupils:1,576

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Coventry

Across Warwickshire council

Low demand council-wide0.87 applications per place

Places available

7,199

Applications

6,281

Got 1st preference

88.1%

Got preferred school

98.1%

All primary applications across Warwickshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(6)

23 May 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
18 September 2019
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
21 April 2015
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

44

SEN Support

11

EHC Plans

30.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Binley Woods Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 4 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health18
Moderate Learning Difficulty15
Speech, Language & Communication11
Autistic Spectrum Disorder8
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
74.7%
Asian
9.2%
Black
3.8%
Mixed
7.6%
Unclassified
1.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals14.8%
English as Additional Language6.6%

182

Total Pupils

88

Boys

94

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

13

Teachers

14.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£48,045

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,466

Per pupil

£1121k

Total funding

£53k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£61,159
EAL funding£4,010
Lump sum£146,161

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.9%

Overall absence

12.1%

Persistent absence

174

Enrolments

Authorised3.9%
Unauthorised1.0%
Persistent (10%+)12.1%
Severe (50%+)2.3%

Absence trend

3.9%
18/19
3.5%
20/21
5.9%
21/22
5.4%
22/23
5.4%
23/24
4.9%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Binley Woods Primary School

What are SATs results like at Binley Woods Primary School?

Of the pupils at Binley Woods Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 64% did so in maths.

What is Binley Woods Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Binley Woods Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.

What is the catchment area for Binley Woods Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Binley Woods Primary School is oversubscribed, Warwickshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Binley Woods Primary School?

Binley Woods Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at Binley Woods Primary School?

Classes at Binley Woods Primary School average 26 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Binley Woods Primary School?

Binley Woods Primary School has around 182 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Binley Woods Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Binley Woods Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 4 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Binley Woods Primary School?

4.9% of sessions were missed at Binley Woods Primary School in 2024/25. 12.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Binley Woods Primary School?

Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Binley Woods Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Binley Woods Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Conkers at Binley Woods Primary School (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are Binley Woods Primary School's term dates?

Binley Woods Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Warwickshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).

How many road collisions happen near Binley Woods Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Binley Woods Primary School?

Binley Woods Primary School is at Coombe Drive, Binley Woods, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV3 2QU.

Sources: Warwickshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

Work here? Claim this profile free