Academy sponsor led · Coventry

Whittle Academy

3–11Ages
238Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142039URN

Narberth Way, Coventry, CV2 2LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2024

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

69 applications for 30 places · 25th of 83 in Coventry

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Coventry 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2024

Inspection history

31 January 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
6 June 2018
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)

69 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.3; Coventry median median 2.1
2025 2.7; Coventry median median 2.1
2024 2.5; Coventry median median 2.2
2023 2.5; Coventry median median 2.1
2022 2.4; Coventry median median 2.0
2021 2.6; Coventry median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Coventry median median 2.0
2019 2.6; Coventry median median 2.1
2018 2.5; Coventry median median 2.0
2017 2.6; Coventry median median 2.2
2016 2.5; Coventry median median 2.2
2015 2.5; Coventry median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Coventry median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Coventry median in 10 of 11 years.

This school
Coventry median

Dashed bars: as Sir Frank Whittle Primary School (URN 103669), the previous school.

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	30	69	2.3	32	1.07
Sep 2025	26	70	2.7	26	1.00
Sep 2024	31	78	2.5	39	1.26
Sep 2023	28	70	2.5	28	1.00
Sep 2022	27	66	2.4	27	1.00
Sep 2021	19	50	2.6	19	1.00
Sep 2020	24	45	1.9	24	1.00
Sep 2019	25	64	2.6	24	0.96
Sep 2018	21	52	2.5	18	0.86
Sep 2017	24	63	2.6	24	1.00
Sep 2016	26	66	2.5	22	0.85
Sep 2015 *	21	53	2.5	20	0.95
Sep 2014 *	28	60	2.1	23	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 71% · Maths 65% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%58th of 82 in Coventry

Coventry 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Coventry 74% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Coventry 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Coventry 72% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Coventry 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Coventry 73% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	55%	3%	104	104
2023/24	50%	0%	99	98
2022/23	39%	0%	101	100

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

Whittle AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Coventry

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Walsgrave Church of England Academy
0.8 km · Coventry

Good2023

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Potters Green Primary School
1.1 km · Coventry

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place
Henley Green Primary
1.2 km · Coventry

Good2024

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Moat House Primary School
1.3 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Coventry

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Wyken Croft Primary School
1.5 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Pearl Hyde Community Primary School
1.5 km · Coventry

Good2024

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142039 · 331/2017
Trust: Inspire Education Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 238 on roll
Free school meals: 24.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2015
Replaced: Sir Frank Whittle Primary School (URN 103669)
Address: Narberth Way, Coventry, CV2 2LH
Local authority: Coventry

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