Grange Farm Primary School, Coventry

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~378m)Possible (~540m)Unlikely (~702m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Matthew Walters
Pupils:401 / 420 capacity
LA:Coventry
Phone:02476411098
Address:Dewsbury Avenue, Coventry, CV3 6NF
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 21 February 2024View full report
URN:103664
UKPRN:10076392
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Coventry South
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Grange Farm Primary School excels at creating a caring 'family feel' where pupils thrive academically and personally. The school has successfully reversed a decline in mathematics through determined improvement efforts, and pupils now benefit from excellent teaching in Years 5 and 6. Staff set high expectations that pupils embrace enthusiastically, resulting in outstanding behaviour and relationships that support learning exceptionally well.

Key Strengths

  • Pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics with good progress starting from Reception
  • Excellent behaviour and relationships throughout the school contribute greatly to successful learning
  • Good teaching ensures work encourages pupils to push themselves harder
  • High attendance because pupils enjoy school, feel safe and want to learn
  • Staff manage behaviour exceptionally well so learning is hardly ever interrupted

Areas for Improvement

  • Not enough outstanding teaching in earlier years - progress is much faster in Years 5 and 6 only
  • Literacy and numeracy skills are not promoted well across different subjects
  • Progress in subjects other than English and mathematics is not tracked systematically
  • Marking of pupils' work in other subjects is not consistent, particularly below Year 5
  • School targets focus more on improving teaching than on measuring pupils' progress

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective with records and policies about safeguarding reviewed during inspection.

Extracurricular Activities

Breakfast club, wrap-around care, sporting and exercise opportunities through primary schools sports funding, competitive sports both in-house and against other schools

Grange Farm Primary School is a good school where actions by leaders have successfully increased good and outstanding teaching and raised pupils' achievement. Pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics with excellent behaviour and relationships throughout the school.

At a Glance

4.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+4ppMathsWriting+8pp

Reading has improved from 80% to 84%. Maths has remained stable at around 87%. Writing has improved from 70% to 78%.

Class Sizes

30.3

Avg class size

29.3

Infant (KS1)

31.0

KS2

14

Total classes

7 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Old Mill (Opp)
1.2km · 19 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

95%

Near capacity

401 pupils

420 capacity

19 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Coventry

High pressure
New homes approved:9,767
Projected new pupils:2,442

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Coventry

Admissions Demand - Coventry

Low demand0.86x oversubscription

Places available

4,560

Applications

3,921

Got 1st preference

93.8%

Got preferred school

98.9%

Primary admissions across Coventry (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

21 February 2024
3 October 2018
10 June 2014
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.77041%

Overall absence

6.64894%

Persistent absence

376

Enrolments

Authorised2.9996%
Unauthorised0.77081%
Persistent (10%+)6.64894%
Severe (50%+)0.26596%

Absence trend

2.80396%
18/19
3.32624%
20/21
4.83864%
21/22
4.61004%
22/23
4.09225%
23/24
3.77041%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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