St Anne's Catholic Primary School

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is performing securely overall, with inspectors judging all evaluated areas to be at the expected standard and safeguarding standards met. The school serves a community with well-above-average levels of disadvantage and deprivation, and above-average proportions of pupils with SEN support. Leaders have maintained a positive, inclusive ethos and have an accurate understanding of the school's strengths and priorities. The strongest aspects of the school include the ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum, effective phonics and reading provision, strong inclusion of pupils with SEND, and a targeted pupil premium strategy that helps disadvantaged pupils engage in school life. Pupils behave well, attendance is close to national averages and improving, and relationships between staff and pupils are a clear strength. The early years provision gives children a positive start, while personal development, enrichment, pupil leadership and the outdoor play offer are notable features. There are still areas to refine. In some lessons, assessment is not used consistently enough to identify and correct misconceptions, so errors can become embedded. Leaders' analysis of whole-school attendance and behaviour trends needs to develop further to inform strategic decisions. Some enrichment activities do not deepen pupils' learning as well as they could, and pupils are less able to articulate fundamental British values, even though they demonstrate them in daily life. Overall, the school is well placed to continue improving.

Strengths

• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture in which concerns are actively identified and managed.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils, with pupils arriving happily and feeling well supported.
• Pupils behave well and are kind, polite and respectful; playtimes and lunchtimes are a particular strength.
• The outdoor play offer is a standout feature, helping pupils develop problem-solving and social skills.
• Attendance is close to the national average and improving, including for persistently and severely absent pupils.
• The curriculum is ambitious, coherent and well sequenced, building pupils' knowledge and skills over time.
• Leaders have a detailed understanding of curriculum quality and act on priorities with precision.
• Phonics teaching is robust and effective, helping pupils learn to read well and closing gaps quickly.
• Pupils with SEND are well supported and learn effectively alongside their peers.
• The pupil premium strategy has a positive impact, helping disadvantaged pupils access trips, leadership roles and better attendance.
• Early years provision gives children a positive start, with calm routines, strong relationships and a focus on early writing foundations.
• Personal development is coherent and well planned, covering safety, healthy relationships and respect for difference.
• Pupils enjoy a wide range of clubs, trips and enrichment activities, including leadership roles.
• Leadership and governance are effective, with a shared ethos, accurate self-evaluation and strong support and challenge.
• Staff access high-quality professional learning, and leaders are mindful of workload.
• Transition to secondary school is carefully planned so pupils are well prepared for their next stage.

Areas for Improvement

• In some lessons, teachers do not consistently use assessment to check understanding and address errors, so misconceptions can become embedded.
• Whole-school analysis of attendance and behaviour trends is not yet systematic enough to identify patterns and inform strategic decision-making.
• Some enrichment activities, such as the Houses of Parliament trip, do not effectively deepen pupils' understanding of democracy beyond the school context.
• Pupils are less able to articulate fundamental British values, despite showing an understanding of them in daily interactions.
• There are minor inconsistencies in pupils' handwriting and presentation across the school.
• In early years, language and communication interactions are typically supportive but not always consistent.

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 St Anne's Catholic Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% 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, 2.1% of pupils at St Anne's Catholic 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 St Anne's Catholic Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.5% 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, 21.3% of pupils at St Anne's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% 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 St Anne's Catholic Primary School received £7,689 and spent £8,039 for each of its 235 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £219,000 (£931 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 St Anne's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Anne's Catholic Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was St Anne's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does St Anne's Catholic Primary School have?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School has 235 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Anne's Catholic Primary School cover?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Anne's Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Anne's Catholic Primary School?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is at Chace Avenue, Willenhall, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 3AD.