Joseph Cash Primary School, Coventry

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Joseph Cash Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Coventry and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (75% in reading, 65% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Joseph Cash Primary School as their first choice and 90 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Joseph Cash Primary School are St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); Edgewick Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 62% reading, 58% maths); Broad Heath Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 74% reading, 76% maths); and St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 79% maths).

Joseph Cash Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

65 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Joseph Cash Primary School (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 68% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (68%).

36.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 58.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (37%), White British (21%) and Black (14%).

In 2026, 124 pupils (26.1%) received SEN support and 14 (2.9%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Joseph Cash Primary School had 26 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Coventry Arena Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Livingstone Road (opposite), 390 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 493 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Coventry (253), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Joseph Cash Primary School issued 53 suspensions, 10.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Joseph Cash Primary School are Eden Girls' School, Coventry (1 mile); Barr's Hill School (1 mile); St John Henry Newman Catholic School (1.5 miles); and President Kennedy School Academy (1.6 miles).