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Howes Community Primary School

Community school · Coventry · CV3 5EH

Ages 3–11 · 182 pupils · Coventry

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

54%

Overall absence

7.2%

Admissions demand

1.47 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-04-10

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)54%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.7%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
176

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.47 · Competitive

1st preferences

22

Places offered

15

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
51
Preferred offers (top 3)
15
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

182 pupils · 180 places

Pupils on roll
182
Boys / girls
104 / 78
School capacity
180
Capacity fill
182 / 180 (101%)
Free school meals
33.3%
FSM pupils
56
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Zoe Cook

Location

Address
Palermo Avenue, Cheylesmore
Postcode
CV3 5EH
Town
Coventry
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Coventry
District
Coventry
Constituency
Coventry South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
HI - Hearing Impairment
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
4 on roll / 10 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Coventry, Coventry, 182 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 33.3%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment.

Open schools in Coventry
143
Primary schools in Coventry
96
Academies among open schools in Coventry
46% (66)
Open schools in CV3
28
Primary in CV3
17
Open schools in Coventry LA
130
Primary in Coventry LA
85

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS283%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM10.7%
    • Demand1.02

    0.5 miles away

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    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS237%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM24.5%
    • Demand0.93

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    • KS263%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM4.5%
    • Demand0.91

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  • Stivichall Primary School

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    • KS273%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM5.3%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Finham Primary School

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    • KS278%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM6.5%
    • Demand0.95

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  • St Anne's Catholic Primary School

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    • KS254%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM36.6%
    • Demand1.20

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Zoe Cook
Telephone
02476411711
Website
https://howescommunityprimaryschool.co.uk/

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