Community school · Coventry

Spon Gate Primary School

3–11Ages
224Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131241URN

Upper Spon Street, Coventry, CV1 3BQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Coventry median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Coventry

50 applications for 23 places · 34th of 83 in Coventry

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Coventry 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

50 applications · 23 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 2.2; Coventry median median 2.1
2025 2.2; Coventry median median 2.1
2024 2.5; Coventry median median 2.2
2023 2.0; Coventry median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Coventry median median 2.0
2021 1.5; Coventry median median 2.0
2020 1.6; Coventry median median 2.0
2019 1.7; Coventry median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Coventry median median 2.0
2017 1.4; Coventry median median 2.2
2016 1.2; Coventry median median 2.2
2015 1.3; Coventry median median 2.2
2014 1.4; Coventry median median 2.2

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	23	50	2.2	22	0.96
Sep 2025	27	58	2.2	22	0.81
Sep 2024	22	54	2.5	20	0.91
Sep 2023	30	61	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2022	29	51	1.8	26	0.90
Sep 2021	27	41	1.5	27	1.00
Sep 2020	29	45	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2019	29	49	1.7	28	0.97
Sep 2018	27	43	1.6	25	0.93
Sep 2017	43	61	1.4	37	0.86
Sep 2016	43	51	1.2	34	0.79
Sep 2015	52	69	1.3	47	0.90
Sep 2014	38	54	1.4	33	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 50% · Maths 64% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%71st of 82 in Coventry

Coventry 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Coventry 74% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Coventry 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Coventry 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Coventry 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Coventry 73% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Coventry 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	46%	0%	105	104
2023/24	22%	0%	101	98
2022/23	15%	0%	98	98

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

Spon Gate Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Osburg's Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Moseley Primary School
0.7 km · Coventry

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Hearsall Community Academy
0.8 km · Coventry

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Earlsdon Primary School
1.0 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
All Souls' Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Coventry

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Radford Primary Academy
1.2 km · Coventry

Good2022

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Sidney Stringer Primary Academy
1.6 km · Coventry

2025

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Coventry

Remains Good · improving2024

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131241 · 331/2155
Capacity: 210 pupils · 224 on roll
Free school meals: 57.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1997
Replaced: Spon Gate Primary School (URN 103651)
Address: Upper Spon Street, Coventry, CV1 3BQ
Local authority: Coventry

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