Richard Lee Primary School

Richard Lee Primary School demonstrates a strong standard of education, with many areas of strength, particularly in safeguarding and pastoral support. The school's open culture ensures that safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, contributing to a safe environment for pupils. However, there are notable concerns in consistency of curriculum implementation, particularly in early years and attendance for disadvantaged pupils. While many pupils are progressing well, some do not achieve to the extent expected, which raises issues regarding readiness for their next educational stages.

Strengths

• Strong safeguarding culture that ensures pupils feel safe
• Effective pastoral support and systems for help
• Positive pupil interactions and respectful behaviour
• Development of speaking and listening skills
• Effective use of vocabulary teaching
• Various enriching activities and leadership opportunities for students

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum implementation leading to varied pupil progress
• Some children in early years not well prepared for Year 1
• High absence rates for disadvantaged pupils
• Pupils with SEND do not consistently secure intended knowledge
• Limited participation in some extracurricular activities

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 Richard Lee Primary School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.4% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Richard Lee Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Richard Lee Primary School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 37.1% 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, 17.7% of pupils at Richard Lee Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 2024–25 Richard Lee Primary School received £6,666 and spent £7,119 for each of its 401 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £188,000 (£470 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Castle Phoenix Trust, income was £7,224 and spending £7,468 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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Richard Lee Primary School is part of Castle Phoenix Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Caludon Castle School Coventry
• Potters Green Primary School Coventry
• Little Heath Primary School Coventry
• Hill Farm Academy Coventry
• Foxford Community School Coventry
• Charter Academy Coventry
• Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy Kingsbury

What is Richard Lee Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Richard Lee Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Richard Lee Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Richard Lee Primary School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Richard Lee Primary School have?

Richard Lee Primary School has 351 pupils on roll.

What age range does Richard Lee Primary School cover?

Richard Lee Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Richard Lee Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Richard Lee Primary School?

Richard Lee Primary School is at The Drive, Wyken, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 5FU.