Academy converter · Coventry

Frederick Bird Academy

3–11Ages
855Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150321URN

Swan Lane, Coventry, CV2 4QQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Coventry median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Coventry

137 applications for 73 places · 55th of 83 in Coventry

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%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 · 10 May 2023Ofsted'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

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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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Coventry median (2.1) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

137 applications · 73 places offered · 71 named it first

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

2026 1.9; Coventry median median 2.1
2025 1.6; Coventry median median 2.1
2024 1.7; Coventry median median 2.2
2023 2.3; Coventry median median 2.1; as the previous school
2022 1.7; Coventry median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Coventry median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Coventry median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Coventry median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Coventry median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Coventry median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Coventry median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Coventry median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Coventry median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Coventry median

Dashed bars: as Frederick Bird Primary School (URN 103695), 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	73	137	1.9	71	0.97
Sep 2025	90	148	1.6	68	0.76
Sep 2024	92	160	1.7	82	0.89
Sep 2023 *	57	128	2.3	50	0.88
Sep 2022 *	80	134	1.7	73	0.91
Sep 2021 *	57	101	1.8	48	0.84
Sep 2020 *	79	140	1.8	74	0.94
Sep 2019 *	76	140	1.8	70	0.92
Sep 2018 *	83	148	1.8	75	0.90
Sep 2017 *	87	155	1.8	83	0.95
Sep 2016 *	107	190	1.8	95	0.89
Sep 2015 *	120	209	1.7	113	0.94
Sep 2014 *	118	243	2.1	113	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 50% · Maths 63% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%73rd of 82 in Coventry

Coventry 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Coventry 74% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Coventry 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Coventry 72% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Coventry 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Coventry 73% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Coventry 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	44%	2%	101	100
2023/24	32%	0%	99	99
2022/23	48%	1%	99	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

Frederick Bird AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Stoke Heath Primary School
0.6 km · Coventry

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Coventry

Good2023

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Stoke Primary School
0.7 km · Coventry

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Stanton Bridge Primary School
0.8 km · Coventry

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Southfields Primary School
0.9 km · Coventry

Good2022

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
John Gulson Primary School
0.9 km · Coventry

Good2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Broad Heath Community Primary School
0.9 km · Coventry

2026

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Sidney Stringer Primary Academy
1.0 km · Coventry

2025

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150321 · 331/2145
Trust: Inspire Education Trust
Capacity: 840 pupils · 855 on roll
Free school meals: 51.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: Frederick Bird Primary School (URN 103695)
Address: Swan Lane, Coventry, CV2 4QQ
Local authority: Coventry

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