John Shelton Community Primary School

John Shelton Community Primary School has maintained effective educational standards and continues to foster a nurturing and inclusive environment. Pupils exhibit strong values of respect, resilience, and responsibility, contributing positively to their learning and school life. The leadership has established a broad curriculum that supports pupils in building knowledge and encourages curiosity. Special educational needs are well-managed, helping all pupils to engage with the curriculum. Overall, the school is well-equipped to prepare students for future challenges, as evidenced by their robust support systems and strong community engagement.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate strong values of respect, resilience, and responsibility.
• The school maintains high expectations for student achievement.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• A broad and ambitious curriculum promotes curiosity and knowledge building.
• Effective teaching of early reading and phonics.
• Pupils take on leadership roles and contribute to positive changes in the school.
• Strong community support and positive parental engagement.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment procedures for foundation subjects need further refinement.

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 John Shelton Community Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.6% 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, 2.8% of pupils at John Shelton Community 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 John Shelton Community Primary School had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% 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, 20.9% of pupils at John Shelton Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% 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 John Shelton Community Primary School received £7,599 and spent £7,633 for each of its 238 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £305,000 (£1,285 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 John Shelton Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for John Shelton Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was John Shelton Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

John Shelton Community Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does John Shelton Community Primary School have?

John Shelton Community Primary School has 249 pupils on roll.

What age range does John Shelton Community Primary School cover?

John Shelton Community Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are John Shelton Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 37% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is John Shelton Community Primary School?

John Shelton Community Primary School is at Briscoe Road, Holbrooks, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 4JP.