Stivichall Primary School

Stivichall Primary School is a larger-than-average primary school with low levels of disadvantage. Inspectors found it performing well overall: attendance and behaviour, and personal development and wellbeing, are at strong standard, while achievement, curriculum and teaching, early years, inclusion, and leadership and governance are at expected standard. Safeguarding standards are met. Leaders have created a warm, inclusive ethos where pupils feel safe, valued and part of a caring community. The school’s main strengths are its highly effective attendance systems, exemplary pupil behaviour, and a rich personal development programme that ensures all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, can access clubs, trips and leadership opportunities. Attainment in reading, writing and mathematics is considerably above national averages by the end of key stage 2, and phonics outcomes are strong. Pastoral support, inclusion systems and governance are also effective, and parents are highly positive about the school. There are still areas to improve. Some pupils’ written work across the wider curriculum, including that of disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, does not reflect their capability, and teaching and assessment are not consistently precise enough to support all pupils with specific barriers. Some teachers do not expect enough of disadvantaged pupils. In early years, staff sometimes miss opportunities for high-quality interactions that would further develop children’s communication and language. Leaders’ next steps focus on embedding highly effective teaching across all subjects and improving early years interactions.

Strengths

• Highly effective attendance systems with attendance above national averages
• Persistent absence much lower than national levels, including for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
• Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary and highly conducive to learning
• Bullying is rare and discrimination is dealt with decisively but supportively
• Personal development programme is tailored, progressive and includes the ‘100 pledge’
• Wide range of clubs and trips is an entitlement for all, with barriers removed
• Pastoral support is highly effective and responds promptly to wellbeing and mental health needs
• Pupils develop respect, resilience and an understanding of democracy and citizenship
• Attainment in reading, writing and mathematics is considerably above national averages
• Phonics outcomes are above national averages and oracy is a key feature of teaching
• Early years curriculum is effective, with strong transition arrangements and engaging outdoor learning
• Inclusion systems identify needs early and provide well-targeted SEND training and interventions
• Governors support and challenge leaders well and fulfil statutory duties effectively
• Staff say workload is manageable and leaders support wellbeing
• Strong community and parent partnerships ensure timely support for pupils and families

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils’ written work across the wider curriculum, including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, does not reflect the standard they are capable of
• Assessment use varies, so curriculum adaptations for pupils with specific barriers to learning are not always precise enough
• Some teachers do not expect enough of disadvantaged pupils, limiting their achievement across the curriculum
• Early years staff sometimes miss opportunities for high-quality interactions to develop communication and language
• Leaders need to embed highly effective teaching across all subjects so all pupil groups achieve consistently highly

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 Stivichall Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.5% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Stivichall Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Stivichall Primary School had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.4% 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, 15.0% of pupils at Stivichall Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 Stivichall Primary School received £6,739 and spent £7,034 for each of its 533 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £142,000 (£266 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 Stivichall Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stivichall Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Stivichall Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stivichall Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Stivichall Primary School have?

Stivichall Primary School has 533 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stivichall Primary School cover?

Stivichall Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stivichall Primary School?

Stivichall Primary School is at Coat of Arms Bridge Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 6PY.