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Willenhall Community Primary School

Community school · Coventry · CV3 3DB

Ages 3–11 · 452 pupils · Coventry

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

28%

Overall absence

7.9%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-02-27

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)28%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.8%
Unauthorised4.8%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.9%
Enrolments in measure
373

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

58

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
94
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
2
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 fill108%

452 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
452
Boys / girls
227 / 225
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
452 / 420 (108%)
Free school meals
41.4%
FSM pupils
173
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 Jennifer Mclean

Location

Address
St James Lane
Postcode
CV3 3DB
Town
Coventry
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Coventry
District
Coventry
Constituency
Coventry East
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, 452 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 41.4%.

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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  • Stretton Church of England Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Coventry · CV3 3AE · Coventry

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    • KS239%
    • Absence8.4%
    • FSM37.0%
    • Demand0.84

    0.5 miles away

  • Corpus Christi Catholic School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM30.3%
    • Demand0.93

    0.5 miles away

  • St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Coventry · CV3 3AD · Coventry

    Ages 3–11

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

    0.5 miles away

  • Sowe Valley Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM38.6%
    • Demand0.80

    0.6 miles away

  • Ernesford Grange Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM12.3%
    • Demand1.02

    0.9 miles away

  • Whitley Abbey Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

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

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  • Aldermoor Farm Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Coventry · CV3 1DP · Coventry

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM29.2%
    • Demand0.87

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jennifer Mclean
Telephone
02476302004
Website
www.willenhallprimary.org

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