Keresley Grange Primary School

Keresley Grange Primary has demonstrated good overall effectiveness, with notable strengths in the quality of education, behavior, and management. The school has fostered a strong community atmosphere where students feel safe and are engaged in their learning. The headteacher's determination has helped build a cohesive staff team dedicated to improving educational outcomes. There is a strong emphasis on reading, with a culture that encourages students to develop a love for literature. The school is still relatively new to its academy status, having not been previously inspected as such, which adds context to its ongoing improvements. While many aspects of the curriculum are well planned and executed, some subjects, particularly in the wider curriculum, are still in the development phase. The school is addressing these areas, but there is a need for more comprehensive improvement plans to ensure progress in all subjects. The outdoor provision in the early years requires upgrading to match the quality of the indoor resources. Overall, the school shows promise and is on a positive trajectory but must continue to sharpen its focus on improvement strategies.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and pupil safety.
• High priority given to reading and literacy.
• Skilled and enthusiastic teaching of phonics.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Engaging enrichment activities and community projects.
• Well-planned curriculum in core subjects like English and mathematics.
• Good relationships between staff, parents, and pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects in the wider curriculum are not yet well developed.
• Outdoor provision for Reception needs improvement.
• Improvement plans lack detailed actions and timelines.

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 Keresley Grange Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.5% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Keresley Grange 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 Keresley Grange Primary School had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.2% 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, 22.0% of pupils at Keresley Grange Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% 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 Keresley Grange Primary School received £6,238 and spent £6,402 for each of its 313 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £416,000 (-£1,328 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of The Futures Trust, income was £7,284 and spending £6,842 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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All schools in Coventry · Coventry local authority: places and applications

Keresley Grange Primary School is part of The Futures Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Coundon Court Coventry
• Parkgate Primary School Coventry
• President Kennedy School Academy Coventry
• Barr's Hill School Coventry
• Keresley Newland Primary Academy Coventry
• Stoke Park School Coventry
• Camp Hill Primary School Nuneaton
• Redmoor Academy Hinckley
• The Hinckley School Hinckley

What is Keresley Grange Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Keresley Grange Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Keresley Grange Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Keresley Grange Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Keresley Grange Primary School have?

Keresley Grange Primary School has 314 pupils on roll.

What age range does Keresley Grange Primary School cover?

Keresley Grange Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Keresley Grange Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Keresley Grange Primary School?

Keresley Grange Primary School is at Waste Lane, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 2EH.