Community school · Coventry

Willenhall Community Primary School

3–11Ages
452Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134745URN

St James Lane, Coventry, CV3 3DB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Coventry median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Coventry

73 applications for 42 places · 66th of 83 in Coventry

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Coventry 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Coventry median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

73 applications · 42 places offered · 41 named it first

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

2026 1.7; Coventry median median 2.1
2025 1.9; Coventry median median 2.1
2024 1.6; Coventry median median 2.2
2023 1.6; Coventry median median 2.1
2022 1.5; Coventry median median 2.0
2021 1.6; Coventry median median 2.0
2020 1.6; Coventry median median 2.0
2019 1.8; Coventry median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Coventry median median 2.0
2017 1.7; Coventry median median 2.2
2016 1.7; Coventry median median 2.2
2015 1.6; Coventry median median 2.2
2014 2.2; Coventry median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Coventry median in 0 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	42	73	1.7	41	0.98
Sep 2025	42	79	1.9	40	0.95
Sep 2024	59	94	1.6	58	0.98
Sep 2023	58	93	1.6	56	0.97
Sep 2022	60	87	1.5	60	1.00
Sep 2021	48	77	1.6	48	1.00
Sep 2020	59	94	1.6	60	1.02
Sep 2019	56	98	1.8	56	1.00
Sep 2018	60	99	1.7	61	1.02
Sep 2017	60	101	1.7	61	1.02
Sep 2016	60	99	1.7	56	0.93
Sep 2015	60	95	1.6	69	1.15
Sep 2014	60	129	2.2	87	1.45

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 64% · Maths 66% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%68th of 82 in Coventry

Coventry 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Coventry 74% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Coventry 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Coventry 72% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Coventry 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Coventry 73% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Coventry 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	48%	0%	103	103
2023/24	28%	0%	104	102
2022/23	59%	2%	107	104

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

Willenhall Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Stretton Church of England Academy
0.7 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi Catholic School
0.7 km · Coventry

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Coventry

2026

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Sowe Valley Primary School
0.9 km · Coventry

2026

3.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy
1.1 km · Coventry

2026

1.6applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Ernesford Grange Primary School
1.5 km · Coventry

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Whitley Abbey Primary School
1.7 km · Coventry

Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Aldermoor Farm Primary School
1.7 km · Coventry

Good2023

1.5applications per place 70%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: 134745 · 331/3438
Capacity: 420 pupils · 452 on roll
Free school meals: 41.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2005
Address: St James Lane, Coventry, CV3 3DB
Local authority: Coventry

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