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Sidney Stringer Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
Bath Street, Coventry CV1 5GU · sidneystringerprimary.org.uk · 024 7662 7405
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Nov 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Coventry 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.57 mi
- 0.92 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criteria 4 (distance) · Coventry Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 416
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 45.9%
- First language not English
- 49.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 4 (distance)” went to a home 0.57 mi (916 m) from the school. Source: Coventry Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 71 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 82% 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 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 95 | 1.6▲ | 61% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 102 | 1.7▲ | 59% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 94 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 87 | 1.5▲ | 69% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criteria 4 (distance) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.57 mi0.92 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●107 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Sidney Stringer Primary Academy on 18 November 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 18 Nov 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Feb 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2024Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Positive
- 70%
- Replies
- 11
- 3% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on 4 parents (36%) whose child was bullied
based on 2 parents (18%) with SEND