Stanton Bridge Primary School

Stanton Bridge Primary School is performing well overall with an overall effectiveness rating of good, building on solid educational foundations despite it being their first inspection. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils feel safe, happy, and are encouraged to engage with a broad curriculum. The commitment of both staff and governors to high expectations significantly contributes to the excellent behavior and attitudes displayed by the students. Noteworthy is the school's outstanding approach to personal development, where programs like PSHE bolster communication skills and democratic understanding among pupils. While the quality of education is categorized as good, certain areas require improvement, particularly regarding the reading progress of lower-ability pupils and the identification of students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The governors' oversight on the pupil premium funding also needs strengthening to ensure all disadvantaged pupils are appropriately supported. Despite some concerns, the school's foundation built upon inclusivity, personal growth, and dedicated teaching is commendable.

Strengths

• Excellent behavior and attitudes among pupils
• Strong emphasis on personal development and PSHE
• Effective communication between home and school
• Support for pupils with SEND in lessons
• Well-planned lessons leading to good achievement
• Encouragement of a love for reading through initiatives

Areas for Improvement

• Lower-ability pupils do not make sufficient progress in reading
• Inconsistent identification and support for pupils with SEND
• Lack of monitoring on pupil premium funding usage by governors
• Key stage 2 results in 2019 were withheld, under investigation

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 Stanton Bridge Primary School attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.1% 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, 2.5% of pupils at Stanton Bridge 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 Stanton Bridge Primary School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.9% 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, 19.9% of pupils at Stanton Bridge Primary School 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 Stanton Bridge Primary School received £7,069 and spent £6,660 for each of its 431 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £374,000 (£869 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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What is Stanton Bridge Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stanton Bridge Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Stanton Bridge Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stanton Bridge Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Stanton Bridge Primary School have?

Stanton Bridge Primary School has 413 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stanton Bridge Primary School cover?

Stanton Bridge Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stanton Bridge Primary School?

Stanton Bridge Primary School is at Oliver Street, Foleshill, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 5TY.