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Keresley Newland Primary Academy, Coventry

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 2–11

Keresley Newland Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Coventry, part of The Futures Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 87th-highest of the 93 schools in Coventry with published results, and 13,289th of 14,452 across England. It was 74% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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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

Keresley Newland Primary Academy in detail

Keresley Newland Primary Academy in its own words

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:50am and after-school care.

Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Keresley Newland Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 56% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 65% in reading and 65% in maths in 2024.

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

Getting a place at Keresley Newland Primary Academy

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Keresley Newland Primary Academy as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 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 Keresley Newland Primary Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Keresley Newland Primary Academy are Newdigate Primary and Nursery School (1.3 miles, Good, 63% reading, 71% maths); Wheelwright Lane Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 96% reading, 86% maths); Holy Family Catholic Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 81% reading, 80% maths); and Parkgate Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Keresley Newland Primary Academy.

Newdigate Primary and Nursery SchoolWheelwright Lane Primary SchoolHoly Family Catholic Primary SchoolParkgate Primary School

The trust

Keresley Newland Primary Academy is one of 10 schools run by The Futures Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 10 schools in The Futures Trust

Who goes there

In 2026, 51 pupils (24.8%) received SEN support and 7 (3.4%) 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.

Staffing

Keresley Newland Primary Academy had 11 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

The nearest railway station is Coventry Arena Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bennetts Road (jcn), 190 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 40 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Keresley Newland Primary Academy issued 32 suspensions, 16.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Keresley Newland Primary Academy are President Kennedy School Academy (1.1 miles), Ash Green School (1.2 miles) and St John Henry Newman Catholic School (1.5 miles).

President Kennedy School AcademyAsh Green SchoolSt John Henry Newman 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; 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:Mr Stephen Toor
Pupils:206
LA:Warwickshire
Phone:02476332434
Address:Grove Lane, Keresley End, Coventry, CV7 8JZ
Trust:THE FUTURES TRUST (10 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 December 2018

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 4 May 2023View full report
URN:146199
UKPRN:10067949
Constituency:North Warwickshire and Bedworth
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

32.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
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Reading has declined from 65% to 59% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 65% to 56% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 70% to 63% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

24.7

Avg class size

25.7

Infant (KS1)

22.3

KS2

7

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Keresley Newland Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Warwickshire

Term dates

Keresley Newland Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Warwickshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Bennetts Road (Jcn)
187m · 3 min walk
Hill Road (Adj)
223m · 4 min walk
Old Winnings Road (Adj)
298m · 5 min walk
Golden Eagle (Adj)
306m · 5 min walk
Bennetts Road North (Nr)
359m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Keresley Newland Primary Academy is in Warwickshire; for families living there:

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
7
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

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.

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  • How many families in Warwickshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

74%

Available places

156 pupils

210 places

54 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(2)

4 May 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
23 January 2018
Inadequate
Leadership & ManagementInadequate

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

51

SEN Support

7

EHC Plans

28.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health19
Speech, Language & Communication17
Moderate Learning Difficulty12
Severe Learning Difficulty3
Autistic Spectrum Disorder3
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
54.9%
Asian
5.4%
Black
9.8%
Mixed
6.4%
Other
5.8%
Unclassified
1.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals32.0%
English as Additional Language24.8%

206

Total Pupils

90

Boys

116

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

11

Teachers

18.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£56,863

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,464

Per pupil

£1206k

Total funding

£133k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£173,283
EAL funding£9,831
Lump sum£146,161

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

10.0%

Overall absence

34.9%

Persistent absence

149

Enrolments

Authorised7.1%
Unauthorised2.9%
Persistent (10%+)34.9%
Severe (50%+)3.4%

Absence trend

7.3%
18/19
5.6%
20/21
7.5%
21/22
8.1%
22/23
9.1%
23/24
10.0%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Keresley Newland Primary Academy

What are SATs results like at Keresley Newland Primary Academy?

Of the pupils at Keresley Newland Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 59% reached the expected standard in reading and 56% did so in maths.

What is Keresley Newland Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

Keresley Newland Primary Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2018 it was rated Inadequate.

What is the catchment area for Keresley Newland Primary Academy?

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

Is it hard to get a place at Keresley Newland Primary Academy?

Keresley Newland Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 74% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at Keresley Newland Primary Academy?

Classes at Keresley Newland Primary Academy average 24.7 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 Keresley Newland Primary Academy?

Keresley Newland Primary Academy has around 206 pupils on roll. 32% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Keresley Newland Primary Academy?

10% of sessions were missed at Keresley Newland Primary Academy in 2024/25. 34.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Keresley Newland Primary Academy?

Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Keresley Newland Primary 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.

Does Keresley Newland Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Keresley Newland Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.

How many road collisions happen near Keresley Newland Primary Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Keresley Newland Primary Academy?

Keresley Newland Primary Academy is at Grove Lane, Keresley End, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 8JZ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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