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Cannon Park Primary School, Coventry

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Cannon Park 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 June 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 93 schools in Coventry with published results, and 814th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

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

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Cannon Park Primary School in detail

Cannon Park Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "At Cannon Park, we encourage excellence and enjoyment by being our best and caring for all in a safe environment every day! The happiness, well-being and achievement of each child is our main concern and we believe that every child can achieve and succeed in reaching their full potential."

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the staff, pupils and governors, I would like to welcome you to our wonderful school. Cannon Park Primary School is a thriving school, on the southwest side of Coventry City Centre."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care until 4:30pm.

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Cannon Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Coventry and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 96% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.

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

Getting a place at Cannon Park Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Cannon Park Primary School as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Cannon Park Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Cannon Park Primary School are Stivichall Primary School (1 mile, Good, 89% reading, 87% maths); Grange Farm Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 84% reading, 87% maths); Charter Academy (1.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 80% maths); and Finham Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 85% reading, 89% maths).

Cannon Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Stivichall Primary SchoolGrange Farm Primary SchoolCharter AcademyFinham Primary School

Who goes there

13.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 39.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (38%), White British (27%) and Black (10%).

In 2026, 18 pupils (9%) received SEN support and 4 (2%) 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.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Canley Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Old Mill Avenue (adjacent), 110 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cannon Park Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 72 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Coventry (253).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Cannon Park Primary School issued 11 suspensions, 5.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Cannon Park Primary School are Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School (0.5 miles), Finham Park School (0.8 miles), The Westwood Academy (1.1 miles) and WMG Academy for Young Engineers (1.1 miles).

Bishop Ullathorne Catholic SchoolFinham Park SchoolThe Westwood AcademyWMG Academy for Young Engineers

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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2026 (~3.6km)Unlikely (~4.7km)

Coventry published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 2.236 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Tom Ray
Pupils:199
LA:Coventry
Phone:02476414683
Address:Bransford Avenue, Coventry, CV4 7PS
Status:open

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 7 June 2023View full report
URN:103667
UKPRN:10076391
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Coventry South
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's June 2023 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Cannon Park Primary creates a warm, inclusive community where children feel genuinely cared for and safe. Teachers excel at teaching reading from the start and provide excellent support for children with additional needs. The school's 'TRIED' values - teamwork, respect, integrity, enjoyment and discipline - are lived daily by pupils and staff, creating a strong family-like atmosphere that parents and children love.

Key Strengths

  • Strong phonics teaching and early reading support that helps all pupils, including those who fall behind, catch up quickly
  • Ambitious, well-developed curriculum in most subjects with carefully selected resources and activities
  • Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities who make good progress
  • Strong school values and British values embedded in all aspects of school life
  • Effective leadership focused on improving pupil attendance and reducing staff workload

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum in a small number of subjects is not fully developed, limiting what pupils can learn
  • Leaders need to clarify what pupils should know and remember in all curriculum areas

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with leaders and governors understanding their safeguarding roles, staff being vigilant about concerns, and pupils feeling very safe whilst learning about keeping themselves and others safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Leadership roles including language heroes programme, clubs and activities

Cannon Park Primary School is a good school where pupils feel safe and welcome. The school has created a harmonious community built on its 'TRIED' values of teamwork, respect, integrity, enjoyment and discipline.

At a Glance

13.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-3ppMaths+9ppWriting+6pp

Reading has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 84% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 80% to 86% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

28.4

Avg class size

27.0

Infant (KS1)

29.5

KS2

7

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Cannon Park Primary School.

  • ClubsComplete at Cannon ParkAt the school · Not yet graded

Getting There

Bus Stops

Old Mill Avenue (adj)
107m · 2 min walk
Lilacvale Way (opp)
166m · 3 min walk
The Shrubberies (before)
241m · 4 min walk
Cloud Green (adj)
300m · 5 min walk
Cannon Hill Road (before)
305m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Cannon Park Primary School is in Coventry; for families living there:

Apply to Coventry for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.

The typical figure for schools in Coventry is 14 (the median across 130 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.

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Your chances of a place at Cannon Park Primary School

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

What the report includes for Cannon Park Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Cannon Park Primary School.
  • Last distance offered for 2026 entry, from Coventry's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Cannon Park Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Coventry 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.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

97%

Near capacity

203 pupils

210 places

7 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 Coventry council

Low demand council-wide0.82 applications per place

Places available

4,575

Applications

3,754

Got 1st preference

94.9%

Got preferred school

99.2%

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

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(7)

7 June 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
6 February 2018
20 November 2012
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

18

SEN Support

4

EHC Plans

11.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health7
Speech, Language & Communication6
Autistic Spectrum Disorder4
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Specific Learning Difficulty2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
26.6%
Asian
38.2%
Black
10.0%
Mixed
7.5%
Chinese
7.0%
Other
3.5%
Unclassified
1.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals13.1%
English as Additional Language39.2%

199

Total Pupils

107

Boys

92

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

11

Teachers

18.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£48,680

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,569

Per pupil

£1230k

Total funding

£38k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£78,079
EAL funding£31,170
Lump sum£145,611

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.5%

Overall absence

7.9%

Persistent absence

191

Enrolments

Authorised3.9%
Unauthorised0.6%
Persistent (10%+)7.9%
Severe (50%+)1.0%

Absence trend

4.1%
18/19
3.3%
20/21
6.3%
21/22
4.5%
22/23
4.3%
23/24
4.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Cannon Park Primary School

What are SATs results like at Cannon Park Primary School?

Of the pupils at Cannon Park Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 93% reached the expected standard in reading and 93% did so in maths.

What is Cannon Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Cannon Park Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023.

How close to Cannon Park Primary School do you need to live?

Coventry published for September 2026 entry that the last place offered at Cannon Park Primary School on distance went to a family 2.236 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.

Is it hard to get a place at Cannon Park Primary School?

Cannon Park Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Cannon Park Primary School?

Classes at Cannon Park Primary School average 28.4 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Cannon Park Primary School?

Cannon Park Primary School has around 199 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Cannon Park Primary School?

4.5% of sessions were missed at Cannon Park Primary School in 2024/25. 7.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Cannon Park Primary School?

Apply through Coventry's coordinated admissions process, naming Cannon Park 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 Cannon Park Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

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

How many road collisions happen near Cannon Park Primary School?

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Coventry is 14 (the median across 130 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Cannon Park Primary School?

Cannon Park Primary School is at Bransford Avenue, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7PS.

Sources: Coventry admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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