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Wyken Croft Primary School

Primary Ages 2-11 899 pupils Coventry
Ofsted: Requires Improvement
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Wyken Croft Primary School is a community school in Coventry for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 899 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Wyken Croft Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in January 2025. In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: January 2025. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Wyken Croft
Wyken
Coventry
West Midlands
CV2 3AA
Phone 02476613932
Reference Number 103696

General Makeup

Number of pupils 899
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.06%
Girls: 49.94%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 20%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 70 46 116
2 56 63 119
3 57 62 119
4 52 68 120
5 65 52 117
6 55 65 120

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 49.6%
Indian 13.9%
White, Other 7.2%
Asian, Other 5%
African 4.3%
Pakistani 4.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.1%
White & Asian 3.9%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Caribbean 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 05 Nov 2024
Date Report
05 Nov 2024 School inspection
13 Jun 2019 Short inspection
22 Apr 2015 Full inspection:
01 May 2012 Full inspection:
21 Jan 2011 Curriculum and development visit
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
10 Jun 2008 Full inspection:
21 Jun 2004 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 9%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.1
Writing 0.7
Maths -1.7

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 59 4
Third Preference 28 2
From another Local Authority 3 3

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Wyken Croft Primary School had 829 pupils for 840 places. 11 places (1.3%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “East Primary” planning area

Coventry counted 386 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 438 in 2029–30, up 13%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 630630630630630840840840840840840840840840840
Pupils 627626627627627662686724735780822825839841829
Unfilled 0.5%0.6%0.5%0.5%0.5%21.2%18.3%13.8%12.5%7.1%2.1%1.8%0.1%0.0%1.3%

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 Wyken Croft Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.6%3.4%2.9%2.9%3.0%3.0%2.2%4.4%3.9%3.8%4.2%
Unauthorised absence 0.4%0.6%1.0%1.0%1.3%1.3%0.7%1.5%1.9%1.7%1.9%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.3%0.2%2.4%0.1%0.7%0.5%1.1%0.3%0.9%

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, 1.1% of pupils at Wyken Croft Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.11.72.20.01.42.31.51.52.1
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000111

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 Wyken Croft Primary School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 17.013.712.613.312.814.913.113.614.715.815.613.913.616.114.713.4
Teachers who left state teaching 8.3%0.0%10.1%5.1%9.3%7.8%10.9%9.2%6.6%5.5%5.8%2.7%6.8%11.0%5.5%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 59.4%73.5%67.6%63.3%72.7%50.0%82.9%77.8%82.5%–48.6%85.0%81.0%70.0%65.9%–
Sick days per teacher 3.17.74.65.76.32.75.25.34.6–3.216.65.48.811.6–

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, 16.7% of pupils at Wyken Croft Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 74 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 32 10
Social, emotional and mental health 20 3
Moderate learning difficulty 7 3
Specific learning difficulty 8 0
Hearing impairment 6 0
Vision impairment 2 0
Other difficulty or disability 1 0
Physical disability 0 1

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 Wyken Croft Primary School received £7,644 and spent £7,605 for each of its 865 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £852,000 (£984 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £122,000£45,000£83,000£477,000£539,000£689,000£818,000£852,000
per pupil £150£51£95£553£616£784£935£984
In-year balance -£78,000-£77,000£38,000£394,000£62,000£150,000£129,000£34,000
per pupil -£96-£88£43£457£71£171£147£39

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

Name Distance
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
St John Fisher Primary School, Wyken, St John Fisher Primary School, Kineton Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 3NR
0.34 miles
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
Arkle Drive, Off Woodway Lane, Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 2EF
0.59 miles
Henley Green Primary
Wyken Croft, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 1HQ
0.62 miles
Walsgrave Church of England Academy
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0.65 miles
Ravensdale Primary School
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0.67 miles
Pearl Hyde Community Primary School
Dorchester Way, Clifford Park, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 2NB
0.68 miles
Richard Lee Primary School
The Drive, Wyken, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 5FU
0.84 miles
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Harry Rose Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 5AT
0.84 miles
Whittle Academy
Narberth Way, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 2LH
0.91 miles
Clifford Bridge Academy
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1.01 miles
Castle Wood Special School
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1.08 miles
Stoke Primary School
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Stoke Heath Primary School
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1.16 miles
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Deedmore Road, Wood End, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 1EQ
1.17 miles
Moat House Primary School
Deedmore Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 1EQ
1.23 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
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1.3 miles
Courthouse Green Primary School
Sewall Highway, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 7JJ
1.31 miles
Potters Green Primary School
Ringwood Highway, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 2GF
1.37 miles
Frederick Bird Academy
Swan Lane, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 4QQ
1.42 miles
Stanton Bridge Primary School
Oliver Street, Foleshill, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 5TY
1.44 miles
Name Distance
Caludon Castle School
Axholme Road, Wyken, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 5BD
0.45 miles
Lyng Hall School
Blackberry Lane, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 3JS
0.64 miles
Stoke Park School
Dane Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 4JW
0.95 miles
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Potters Green Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 2AJ
1.09 miles
Seva School
Link House, Eden Road, Walsgrave Triangle, Coventry, CV2 2TB
1.23 miles
Grace Academy Coventry
Wigston Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 2RH
1.28 miles
Pattison College
90 Binley Road, Coventry, CV3 1FQ
1.44 miles
Park View
9 Stoke Green, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 1FP
1.54 miles
Ernesford Grange Community Academy
Princethorpe Way, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 2QD
1.73 miles
Riverbank School
Princethorpe Way, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 2QD
1.79 miles
Sidney Stringer Academy
2 Primrose Hill Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5LY
2.06 miles
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
Stoney Stanton Rd, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 4FS
2.09 miles
Coventry College
50 Swanswell Street, Coventry, CV1 5DG
2.09 miles
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Terry Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2BA
2.11 miles
Foxford Community School
Grange Road, Longford, Coventry, CV6 6BB
2.49 miles
Barr's Hill School
Radford Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 4BU
2.58 miles
Meadow Park School
Abbey Road, Whitley, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4BD
2.7 miles
Bablake School
2.81 miles
Baginton Fields Academy
Sedgemoor Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4EA
2.88 miles
King Henry VIII School
2.97 miles

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What is Wyken Croft Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wyken Croft Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Wyken Croft Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wyken Croft Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Wyken Croft Primary School have?

Wyken Croft Primary School has 899 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wyken Croft Primary School cover?

Wyken Croft Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wyken Croft Primary School?

Wyken Croft Primary School is at Wyken Croft, Wyken, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 3AA.

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