Free schools · Coventry

Seva School

4–16Ages
736Pupils
All-throughPhase
SikhReligious character
141104URN

Link House, Eden Road, Walsgrave Triangle, Coventry, CV2 2TB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.7 below Coventry median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Coventry

90 applications for 69 places · 21st of 21 in Coventry

Every year since 2015

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

35.1of 90

Coventry 44.6 England 46.0

20th of 22 in Coventry

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 29 November 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

1.3applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Coventry median (2.0) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

90 applications · 69 places offered · 62 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Coventry median median 2.1
2025 1.5; Coventry median median 2.2
2024 1.6; Coventry median median 2.2
2023 1.2; Coventry median median 2.1
2022 1.2; Coventry median median 2.0
2021 0.8; Coventry median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Coventry median median 2.1
2019 0.8; Coventry median median 2.0
2018 1.3; Coventry median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Coventry median median 2.0
2016 1.4; Coventry median median 2.1
2015 1.7; Coventry median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Coventry median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Coventry median

Reception entry, September 2026: 1.6 per place (44 applications for 28 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

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	69	90	1.3	62	0.90
Sep 2025	71	103	1.5	63	0.89
Sep 2024	69	107	1.6	60	0.87
Sep 2023	62	76	1.2	39	0.63
Sep 2022	60	74	1.2	54	0.90
Sep 2021	87	66	0.8	44	0.51
Sep 2020	33	45	1.4	18	0.55
Sep 2019	71	58	0.8	38	0.54
Sep 2018	56	70	1.3	29	0.52
Sep 2017	77	101	1.3	63	0.82
Sep 2016	67	94	1.4	57	0.85
Sep 2015	36	60	1.7	30	0.83

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

115 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)35.120th of 22 in Coventry

Coventry 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths26%21st of 22 in Coventry

Coventry 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths47%

Coventry 63% England 66%

This school
Coventry median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.64

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	115	35.1	26%	47%	–
2024/25	65	44.4	43%	68%	–
2023/24	68	44.4	46%	68%	+0.64
2022/23	53	45.3	49%	59%	+0.40

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Seva SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.3applications per place 35.1Attainment 8
Grace Academy Coventry
0.8 km · Coventry

Good2024

1.6applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
1.2 km · Coventry

2026

1.8applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
Caludon Castle School
2.4 km · Coventry

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Lyng Hall School
2.6 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 34.4Attainment 8
Stoke Park School
3.5 km · Coventry

2026

2.4applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
Foxford Community School
3.7 km · Coventry

Good2022

1.4applications per place 38.6Attainment 8
Ernesford Grange Community Academy
4.5 km · Coventry

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
5.1 km · Coventry

Remains Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 65.2Attainment 8

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: Free schools
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 141104 · 331/4004
Trust: Sevak Education Trust Ltd
Religious character: Sikh
Capacity: 1,450 pupils · 736 on roll
Free school meals: 14.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2014
Address: Link House, Eden Road, Walsgrave Triangle, Coventry, CV2 2TB
Local authority: Coventry

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources