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Joseph Cash Primary School

Community school · Coventry · CV6 3FS

Ages 2–11 · 476 pupils · Coventry

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Ofsted

Improved significantly

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Improved significantly

Inspection date

2025-03-04

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)60%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.7%
Unauthorised3.6%
Authorised absence
2.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
389

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

42

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

42

Total preferences (any rank)
82
Preferred offers (top 3)
43
Applications from outside LA
1
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%

476 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
476
Boys / girls
246 / 230
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
476 / 472 (101%)
Free school meals
38.8%
FSM pupils
174
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Nelson

Location

Address
Owenford Road, Radford
Postcode
CV6 3FS
Town
Coventry
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Coventry
District
Coventry
Constituency
Coventry North West
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 2–11, in Coventry, Coventry, 476 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 38.8%.

Open schools in Coventry
143
Primary schools in Coventry
96
Academies among open schools in Coventry
46% (66)
Open schools in CV6
32
Primary in CV6
24
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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    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS230%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM39.8%
    • Demand0.97

    0.6 miles away

  • Broad Heath Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Coventry · CV6 5DP · Coventry

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM30.0%
    • Demand0.89

    0.6 miles away

  • St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM23.9%
    • Demand1.10

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  • Hill Farm Academy

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM34.9%
    • Demand1.00

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  • John Gulson Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM38.6%
    • Demand0.89

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  • Holbrook Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM36.9%
    • Demand0.98

    0.8 miles away

  • Radford Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Coventry · CV6 1HD · Coventry

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM42.7%
    • Demand0.96

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Nelson
Telephone
02476594851
Website
www.josephcashprimary.co.uk

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