Community school · Coventry

John Shelton Community Primary School

2–11Ages
249Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103698URN

Briscoe Road, Holbrooks, Coventry, CV6 4JP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.2 above Coventry median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Coventry

67 applications for 29 places · 24th of 83 in Coventry

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

37%met the expected standard

Coventry 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

Inspection history

22 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
23 June 2015
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Coventry median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

67 applications · 29 places offered · 32 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.3; Coventry median median 2.1
2025 2.3; Coventry median median 2.1
2024 2.4; Coventry median median 2.2
2023 3.0; Coventry median median 2.1
2022 2.3; Coventry median median 2.0
2021 2.3; Coventry median median 2.0
2020 3.2; Coventry median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Coventry median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Coventry median median 2.0
2017 2.3; Coventry median median 2.2
2016 2.9; Coventry median median 2.2
2015 2.1; Coventry median median 2.2
2014 2.3; Coventry median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Coventry median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Coventry median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	67	2.3	32	1.10
Sep 2025	30	68	2.3	36	1.20
Sep 2024	30	73	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2023	30	89	3.0	46	1.53
Sep 2022	30	70	2.3	45	1.50
Sep 2021	30	69	2.3	37	1.23
Sep 2020	30	97	3.2	48	1.60
Sep 2019	30	67	2.2	37	1.23
Sep 2018	30	70	2.3	30	1.00
Sep 2017	30	68	2.3	28	0.93
Sep 2016	30	86	2.9	32	1.07
Sep 2015	30	63	2.1	27	0.90
Sep 2014	30	70	2.3	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 47% · Maths 53% → all three 37% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard37%79th of 82 in Coventry

Coventry 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Coventry 74% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Coventry 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard47%

Coventry 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Coventry 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Coventry 73% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Coventry 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Coventry median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	37%	0%	101	101
2023/24	66%	3%	106	105
2022/23	80%	0%	104	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

John Shelton Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Parkgate Primary School
0.8 km · Coventry

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Wheelwright Lane Primary School
0.9 km · Warwickshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Coventry

Good2023

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Holbrook Primary School
1.3 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Longford Park Primary School
1.6 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Whitmore Park Primary School
1.8 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Little Heath Primary School
2.1 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2025

7.3applications per place
Good Shepherd Catholic School
2.1 km · Coventry

2026

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103698 · 331/2151
Capacity: 210 pupils · 249 on roll
Free school meals: 28.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Briscoe Road, Holbrooks, Coventry, CV6 4JP
Local authority: Coventry

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources