Coundon Primary School

Coundon Primary School has effectively maintained the standards established during its previous inspection. The school fosters an inclusive environment where kindness, respect, responsibility, and resilience are integral to its culture. Pupils benefit from a nurturing atmosphere that prioritizes their interests, allowing them to thrive both academically and personally. While many changes have been made to the curriculum, particularly in subjects like reading and writing, the full impact of these changes is still unfolding. Overall, pupils are working hard and achieving well, although some areas require further attention.

Strengths

• Inclusive environment that celebrates diversity.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and extracurricular opportunities.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• High-quality early years provision that fosters independence.
• Commitment to getting all pupils reading as early as possible.

Areas for Improvement

• Key stage 1 writing curriculum implementation is inadequate, with important errors not being addressed.
• Some subjects lack consistent delivery and monitoring of the curriculum.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Coundon Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.5% of pupils at Coundon Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Coundon Primary School had 26.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.2% of pupils at Coundon Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Coundon Primary School received £6,560 and spent £6,617 for each of its 507 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £132,000 (£261 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Coundon Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Coundon Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Coundon Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Coundon Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Coundon Primary School have?

Coundon Primary School has 534 pupils on roll.

What age range does Coundon Primary School cover?

Coundon Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Coundon Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Coundon Primary School?

Coundon Primary School is at Forfield Road, Coundon, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 1FQ.