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Frederick Bird Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Swan Lane, Coventry CV2 4QQ · frederickbird.coventry.sch.uk · 024 7622 1920
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 44%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Coventry 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 855
- 15 over 840 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 74.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 71 families put the school first and 73 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 | 73 | 71 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 68 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 92 | 82 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 80 | 73 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▼44% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103695)
Ofsted
Frederick Bird Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 10 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 10 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103695)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103695), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103695)
Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103695)
Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103695)
Mar 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103695)