Community school · Coventry

Southfields Primary School

3–11Ages
450Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131442URN

East Street, Coventry, CV1 5LS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.8 above Coventry median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Coventry

128 applications for 45 places · 8th of 83 in Coventry

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 6 December 2022Ofsted'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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Coventry median (2.1) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

128 applications · 45 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 2.8; Coventry median median 2.1
2025 2.2; Coventry median median 2.1
2024 2.3; Coventry median median 2.2
2023 2.4; Coventry median median 2.1
2022 2.4; Coventry median median 2.0
2021 2.5; Coventry median median 2.0
2020 2.1; Coventry median median 2.0
2019 2.7; Coventry median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Coventry median median 2.0
2017 1.7; Coventry median median 2.2
2016 2.0; Coventry median median 2.2
2015 1.7; Coventry median median 2.2
2014 2.0; 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	45	128	2.8	43	0.96
Sep 2025	57	127	2.2	48	0.84
Sep 2024	60	139	2.3	48	0.80
Sep 2023	52	123	2.4	44	0.85
Sep 2022	38	91	2.4	35	0.92
Sep 2021	34	84	2.5	27	0.79
Sep 2020	47	98	2.1	42	0.89
Sep 2019	32	85	2.7	28	0.88
Sep 2018	48	90	1.9	44	0.92
Sep 2017	42	72	1.7	38	0.90
Sep 2016	42	82	2.0	39	0.93
Sep 2015	60	102	1.7	53	0.88
Sep 2014	60	122	2.0	51	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 71% · Maths 80% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%13th of 82 in Coventry

Coventry 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Coventry 74% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Coventry 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Coventry 72% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Coventry 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Coventry 73% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Coventry 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	71%	9%	105	107
2023/24	72%	18%	109	107
2022/23	68%	9%	107	107

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

Southfields Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Coventry

Good2023

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Sidney Stringer Primary Academy
0.7 km · Coventry

2025

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Gosford Park Primary School
0.7 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Frederick Bird Academy
0.9 km · Coventry

Requires improvement2023

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Coventry

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
John Gulson Primary School
1.1 km · Coventry

Good2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Stoke Primary School
1.1 km · Coventry

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 60%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: 131442 · 331/2153
Capacity: 420 pupils · 450 on roll
Free school meals: 34.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Southfields Primary School (URN 103650)
Address: East Street, Coventry, CV1 5LS
Local authority: Coventry

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