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Radford Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Lawrence Saunders Road, Radford, Coventry CV6 1HD · radfordprimaryacademy.org.uk · 024 7659 7234
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Coventry 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.51 mi
- 0.83 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criteria 6 (distance) · Coventry Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 237
- 1 over 236 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.7%
- First language not English
- 50.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 6 (distance)” went to a home 0.51 mi (829 m) from the school. Source: Coventry Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criteria 6 (distance) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.51 mi0.83 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Coventry it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Radford Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Oct 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 2 January 2022).
- Recommend
- 64%
- Replies
- 11
- 5% · 2 Jan 2022
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied