Hearsall Community Academy, Coventry
Hearsall Community Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Coventry, part of Inspire Education Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2020. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 89th-highest of the 93 schools in Coventry with published results, and 13,485th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2020)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Below England average
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
Hearsall Community Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at Hearsall Community Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 51% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Coventry and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 76% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Hearsall Community Academy
For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Hearsall Community Academy as their first choice and 82 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 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 Hearsall Community Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hearsall Community Academy are All Souls' Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 90% reading, 71% maths); Earlsdon Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 85% reading, 75% maths); Spon Gate Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths); and St Osburg's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 72% reading, 79% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Hearsall Community Academy.
All Souls' Catholic Primary SchoolEarlsdon Primary SchoolSpon Gate Primary SchoolSt Osburg's Catholic Primary School
The trust
Hearsall Community Academy is one of 8 schools run by Inspire Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
92 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hearsall Community Academy (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).
Who goes there
40.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (36%), Asian (24%) and Black (15%).
Hearsall Community Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Canley Rail Station, about 1120 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sovereign Road (opposite), 170 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 621 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Coventry (253), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Hearsall Community Academy issued 36 suspensions, 7.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Hearsall Community Academy are Barr's Hill School (1 mile), Finham Park School (1.5 miles) and Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School (1.7 miles).
Barr's Hill SchoolFinham Park SchoolBishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from January 2020, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Hearsall Community Academy creates an inclusive, nurturing environment where every child feels valued and eager to learn. The school excels at supporting all learners, particularly through strong phonics teaching that helps every pupil become a confident reader, and outstanding provision for pupils with special educational needs. Beyond academics, the school offers exciting enrichment experiences and helps pupils develop character, resilience and an understanding of the world around them.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics teaching and early reading support ensures every pupil learns to read and develops a love of reading
- Excellent provision for pupils with SEND, including the specially resourced 'Ladybirds' unit, with pupils receiving the same opportunities as all pupils
- Ambitious, well-structured curriculum building from early years to Year 6, with staff receiving effective training
- Rich enrichment opportunities including residential trips, competitions, clubs, and initiatives like the 'Inspire Challenge Awards'
- Warm, supportive relationships and a caring school culture embedded in the school's values of learning, nurture, respect, joy and trust
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers need to identify and address pupils' misconceptions and gaps in knowledge more quickly during lessons, so learning progresses at a faster pace
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with trusted adults available to support pupils and clear teaching on how to keep safe and healthy including online.
Extracurricular Activities
residential trips, competitions, clubs, 'Days of Dance', 'Inspire Challenge Awards', astrophysics science discussion club for pupils and families, equipment monitor roles, school council, junior leadership team
Hearsall Community Academy is an inclusive school where pupils are proud to attend and eager to learn, living out the motto 'Reach your true potential' through high expectations for behaviour and achievement. The school has maintained good standards since its previous inspection in January 2020.
At a Glance
27.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
92 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 76% to 61% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 73% to 51% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 65% to 53% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
25.4
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
16
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hearsall Community Academy
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hearsall Community Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hearsall Community Academy 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)
- Collisions
- 38
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 38 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 29 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 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 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Hearsall Community Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
422 pupils
420 places
2 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Coventry
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Coventry
Across Coventry council
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(3)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
82
SEN Support
20
EHC Plans
23.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Hearsall Community Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
433
Total Pupils
223
Boys
210
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
21.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,594
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,283
Per pupil
£2451k
Total funding
£165k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.1%
Overall absence
23.6%
Persistent absence
407
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Hearsall Community Academy
Questions parents ask about Hearsall Community Academy
What are SATs results like at Hearsall Community Academy?
Of the pupils at Hearsall Community Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 61% reached the expected standard in reading and 51% did so in maths.
What is Hearsall Community Academy's Ofsted rating?
Hearsall Community Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2020, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Hearsall Community Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Hearsall Community Academy is oversubscribed, Coventry allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hearsall Community Academy?
Hearsall Community Academy was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Hearsall Community Academy?
Classes at Hearsall Community Academy average 24.5 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Hearsall Community Academy?
Hearsall Community Academy has around 433 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Hearsall Community Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Hearsall Community Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Hearsall Community Academy?
7.1% of sessions were missed at Hearsall Community Academy in 2024/25. 23.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hearsall Community Academy?
Apply through Coventry's coordinated admissions process, naming Hearsall Community Academy 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.
How many road collisions happen near Hearsall Community Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 38 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 29 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 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 Coventry is 14 (the median across 130 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hearsall Community Academy?
Hearsall Community Academy is at Kingston Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV5 6LR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)