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Finham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Green Lane, Coventry CV3 6EJ · finhamprimary.co.uk · 024 7641 5425
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Coventry 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 457
- 37 over 420 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.5%
- First language not English
- 42.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 54 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 54 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% 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 | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103675)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Finham Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 19 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (37 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 37
- 8% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied