Allesley Primary School

About Allesley Primary School

Allesley Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspections. The school’s most recent graded inspection took place in 2014, and an ungraded visit in September 2023 confirmed that it continues to provide a Good standard of education. For a clearer picture of academic outcomes, the most useful metric is the Key Stage 2 combined expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Here, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in the 2023/24 academic year, which matches the Coventry local authority average exactly. That places Allesley 44th out of 80 primary schools in the area, putting it just inside the bottom half of the local league table. Nationally, the school sits in the 62nd percentile, meaning it performs broadly in line with the typical state primary. The school’s ranking score of 58 places it some way behind the top-performing local primaries, such as St John Vianney Catholic Primary School and Manor Park Primary School.

Looking more closely at individual subjects, the school’s strengths and areas for development become clearer. In maths, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard, well above the national average, and the average maths score was 108. Reading was also solid, with 79% of pupils at the expected level and an average score of 106. Writing proved more challenging: only 60% met the expected standard, and just 2% reached the higher standard. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard across all three subjects was also just 2%. The school has a relatively low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 7.9%, which is below the national average. Progress scores for reading, writing and maths are not available in the data, so it is difficult to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The Ofsted report notes that leadership and management remain Good, and the early years provision was rated as Requires Improvement in the 2009 inspection, though that judgement is now over a decade old.

Allesley Primary is a three-form entry school with a published admission number of 54 places for the 2025/26 academic year. It was oversubscribed, receiving 90 total applications, with 52 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.67. The school has a nursery provision for children from age three. Facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, an outdoor playground, a forest school area, a library and an ICT suite. Sports on offer include athletics, cricket, tennis, gymnastics and football, and there are clubs such as chess, choir and science club. The school’s SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families seeking a Good-rated primary in Coventry with solid maths and reading outcomes, a broad range of facilities and a clear SEND offer, Allesley is a practical choice, though those prioritising higher writing attainment or a top-tier local ranking may want to look at the three outstanding primaries in the area, the nearest being Sidney Stringer Primary Academy, 4.7 km away.

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