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Moseley Primary School, Coventry

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 2–11

Moseley Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Coventry. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 19th-highest of the 93 schools in Coventry with published results, and 5,291st of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 110% of capacity.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2014)
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

Moseley Primary School in detail

Moseley Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Dynamos is a thriving childcare provision at Moseley Primary School, offering funded and paid places for 2 and 3-year-olds. Our purpose-built unit provides excellent facilities in a warm, caring environment, supported by friendly and experienced staff. Dynamos is open on weekdays during school term time from 8:30am until 3:30pm. With competitive pricing, we offer excellent value for money."

From the headteacher's welcome: "As an experienced Headteacher, I am exceptionally proud of our school and everything we stand for. Guided by our motto - Enjoyment, Discovery, Growth - we are a vibrant, inclusive, and high-achieving school where academic excellence goes hand in hand with care, creativity and community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include gymnastics, dance, drama, coding, cooking, art and homework club.

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 16 November 2026 at 4pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Coventry

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Moseley Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% 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 (83% in reading, 82% in maths).

Getting a place at Moseley Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 70 families put Moseley Primary School as their first choice and 145 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Moseley Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Moseley Primary School are Radford Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 73% maths); St Osburg's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 72% reading, 79% maths); Spon Gate Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths); and Christ The King Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 81% reading, 79% maths).

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

Radford Primary AcademySt Osburg's Catholic Primary SchoolSpon Gate Primary SchoolChrist The King Catholic Primary School

Who goes there

40.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (32%), White British (28%) and Mixed (14%).

In 2026, 96 pupils (16.8%) received SEN support and 16 (2.8%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

Getting there

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

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Moseley Junior School (adjacent), 140 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 766 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, Moseley Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Moseley Primary School are Barr's Hill School (0.5 miles); Eden Girls' School, Coventry (1 mile); Sidney Stringer Academy (1.1 miles); and Coundon Court (1.2 miles).

Barr's Hill SchoolEden Girls' School, CoventrySidney Stringer AcademyCoundon Court

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

Likely (~349m)Possible (~498m)Unlikely (~647m)

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 GIAS
Head:Mrs Nikki Evans
Pupils:571
LA:Coventry
Phone:02476593572
Address:Moseley Avenue, Coundon, Coventry, CV6 1AB
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago

This judgement is from February 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 19 September 2023View full report
URN:103697
UKPRN:10069996
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Coventry North West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's September 2023 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Moseley Primary School creates a warm, caring environment where pupils thrive both academically and personally. Teachers use assessment very effectively to spot when pupils need extra help and quickly provide targeted support. The school is particularly strong at supporting pupils with additional needs, helping them overcome learning barriers and succeed.

Key Strengths

  • Excellent behaviour and positive relationships between pupils and adults - the school is described as the 'Moseley family'
  • Ambitious and broad curriculum with strong teaching of reading and phonics, ensuring pupils become fluent readers
  • Exceptional support for pupils with SEND who receive individualised help and overcome learning barriers
  • Very effective use of assessment to quickly identify pupils who need extra support and adapt teaching accordingly
  • Strong personal development curriculum with extensive trips, visits, clubs and leadership opportunities

Areas for Improvement

  • In a small number of foundation subjects, the precise knowledge and skills pupils must learn are not clearly defined, which can create gaps in learning and slow progress

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with leaders committed to creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

After-school clubs, trips, visits, leadership roles, breakfast club, story time, daily reading

Moseley Primary School continues to be a good school where care, nurture and respect are at the heart of everything. The school has high ambitions for every pupil and ensures they achieve well and flourish.

At a Glance

24.5%

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
ReadingMaths-3ppWriting+3pp

Reading has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

30.1

Avg class size

29.7

Infant (KS1)

28.6

KS2

19

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Moseley Junior School (adj)
139m · 2 min walk
Loudon Avenue (near)
196m · 3 min walk
Duckham Court (opp)
229m · 4 min walk
Alvis Retail Park (opp)
262m · 4 min walk
Crampers Field (opp)
271m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Moseley 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)

Collisions
41
Fatal
0
Serious
7
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 34 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

10 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.

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Your chances of a place at Moseley Primary School

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What the report includes for Moseley Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Moseley Primary School.
  • Coventry publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Moseley Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Moseley 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

110%

Over capacity

497 pupils

450 places

47 pupils over capacity 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(9)

19 September 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

5 November 2020
6 June 2018

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

96

SEN Support

16

EHC Plans

19.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty67
Speech, Language & Communication33
Autistic Spectrum Disorder9
Social, Emotional & Mental Health2
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
27.7%
Asian
32.3%
Black
12.2%
Mixed
14.0%
Chinese
0.2%
Other
2.8%
Unclassified
1.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals24.5%
English as Additional Language40.1%

571

Total Pupils

278

Boys

293

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

22

Teachers

26.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,874

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,478

Per pupil

£3026k

Total funding

£185k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£302,070
EAL funding£91,903
Lump sum£145,611

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.8%

Overall absence

10.9%

Persistent absence

466

Enrolments

Authorised3.3%
Unauthorised1.5%
Persistent (10%+)10.9%
Severe (50%+)0.9%

Absence trend

4.1%
18/19
4.3%
20/21
7.5%
21/22
6.8%
22/23
5.0%
23/24
4.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Moseley Primary School

What are SATs results like at Moseley Primary School?

Of the pupils at Moseley Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.

What is Moseley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Moseley Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2014, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Moseley Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Moseley Primary School is oversubscribed, Coventry allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Moseley Primary School?

Moseley Primary School was full in 2025, at 110% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Moseley Primary School?

Classes at Moseley Primary School average 30.1 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Moseley Primary School?

Moseley Primary School has around 571 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Moseley Primary School?

4.8% of sessions were missed at Moseley Primary School in 2024/25. 10.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Moseley Primary School?

Apply through Coventry's coordinated admissions process, naming Moseley 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.

How many road collisions happen near Moseley Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 34 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 10 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 Moseley Primary School?

Moseley Primary School is at Moseley Avenue, Coundon, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 1AB.

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

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