Radford Primary Academy

Radford Primary Academy has made significant improvements since its last inspection, moving from a grade of 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good' across all areas. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and are encouraged to participate in various extracurricular activities. The leadership team sets high expectations, focusing particularly on pupils' personal development and engagement in their learning. Overall, the school has cultivated a positive culture and implemented an ambitious curriculum that prepares pupils well for future challenges.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported in their learning environment.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and extracurricular activities.
• High expectations set by senior leaders promote positive behaviour.
• Well-structured early years provision supports children's readiness for learning.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of the school's behaviour policy by some staff.
• Teachers sometimes lack clarity in presenting subject matter.
• Inadequate guidance on handwriting development affecting writing progress.

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 Radford Primary Academy attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.7% 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, 1.3% of pupils at Radford Primary Academy 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 Radford Primary Academy had 16.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.5% 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, 13.1% of pupils at Radford Primary Academy 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 2024–25 Radford Primary Academy received £7,881 and spent £7,413 for each of its 218 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £218,000 (£1,003 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust, income was £9,957 and spending £9,323 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Radford Primary Academy is part of Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Sidney Stringer Primary Academy Coventry
• Sidney Stringer Academy Coventry
• Riverbank School Coventry
• Ernesford Grange Community Academy Coventry

What is Radford Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Radford Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Radford Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Radford Primary Academy was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Radford Primary Academy have?

Radford Primary Academy has 237 pupils on roll.

What age range does Radford Primary Academy cover?

Radford Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Radford Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Radford Primary Academy?

Radford Primary Academy is at Lawrence Saunders Road, Radford, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 1HD.