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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 103655

Whitley Abbey Primary School

Community school · Coventry · CV3 4DE

Ages 3–11 · 403 pupils · Coventry

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

37%

Overall absence

7.0%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-06

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
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)37%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.2%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.8%
Enrolments in measure
391

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

37

Places offered

43

1st-preference offers

37

Total preferences (any rank)
65
Preferred offers (top 3)
40
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill96%

403 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
403
Boys / girls
204 / 199
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
403 / 420 (96%)
Free school meals
24.5%
FSM pupils
91
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

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Robbie Walker

Location

Address
Ashington Grove, Whitley
Postcode
CV3 4DE
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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Coventry, Coventry, 403 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 24.5%.

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

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    • Absence8.4%
    • FSM37.0%
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    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM33.3%
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  • Willenhall Community Primary School

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    • Absence7.9%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Robbie Walker
Telephone
02476303392
Website
www.whitleyabbeyprimary.co.uk/

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