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Sidney Stringer Primary Academy

Free schools · Coventry · CV1 5GU

Ages 4–11 · 416 pupils · Coventry

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Ofsted

Strong standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

66%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

1.70 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Strong standard

Inspection date

2025-11-18

  • AchievementStrong standard
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)66%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.6%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.9%
Enrolments in measure
381

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

1.70 · Competitive

1st preferences

102

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

60

Total preferences (any rank)
177
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
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 fill99%

416 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
416
Boys / girls
219 / 197
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
416 / 420 (99%)
Free school meals
45.9%
FSM pupils
191
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: SIDNEY STRINGER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
SIDNEY STRINGER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Sidney Stringer Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Emma McCann

Location

Address
Bath Street
Postcode
CV1 5GU
Town
Coventry
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Coventry
District
Coventry
Constituency
Coventry South
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 free schools (primary), Ages 4–11, in Coventry, Coventry, 416 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 45.9%.

Open schools in Coventry
143
Primary schools in Coventry
96
Academies among open schools in Coventry
46% (66)
Open schools in CV1
16
Primary in CV1
8
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.

Compare with theseAll in CoventryNear CV1

  • John Gulson Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Coventry · CV1 4HB · Coventry

    Ages 3–11

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

    0.3 miles away

  • Southfields Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Coventry · CV1 5LS · Coventry

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM34.9%
    • Demand0.80

    0.4 miles away

  • Frederick Bird Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Coventry · CV2 4QQ · Coventry

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM51.8%
    • Demand0.93

    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

    0.7 miles away

  • St Osburg's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Coventry · CV1 4AP · Coventry

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM25.7%
    • Demand0.97

    0.8 miles away

  • Gosford Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Coventry · CV1 2SF · Coventry

    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM30.7%
    • Demand0.87

    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

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Emma McCann
Telephone
02476627405
Website
www.sidneystringerprimary.org.uk

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