Henley Green Primary

About Henley Green Primary

Henley Green Primary’s headline Key Stage 2 results sit well below the Coventry average, which is a significant point for parents to weigh up. In the 2023/24 academic year, just 38% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 58% for primary schools. That places the school 75th out of 80 primaries in Coventry, firmly in the bottom tier. The gap is consistent across individual subjects: 50% hit the expected level in reading, 48% in maths, and 59% in writing, all trailing the LA norm. Only 7% of pupils achieved the higher standard in maths, and 12% in reading, with writing higher attainment at just 2%. These figures reflect a school serving a community with high levels of disadvantage — 55.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average — and the results should be read in that context rather than as a straightforward measure of quality.

Despite the low headline scores, Henley Green Primary was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024, a rating it has held consistently since at least 2014. Inspectors awarded Good across all five categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The report notes that the school has maintained this standard over time, with no category falling below Good. Progress scores for reading, writing and maths are not available in the published data, so it is difficult to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. However, the Ofsted judgement suggests that leadership under headteacher Rebecca Bond is effective, and that behaviour and personal development are strengths. For a school with such a high proportion of pupils facing socio-economic challenges, maintaining a Good rating across two inspections a decade apart is no small achievement.

Henley Green is a larger-than-average primary with 472 pupils on roll, close to its capacity of 488, and it was oversubscribed for 2025/26 entry, with 100 applications for 60 places and 56 offers made to first-preference families. The school has a nursery provision for children from age two, which will appeal to working parents. Facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, outdoor playground, playing fields, ICT suite, sensory room and even a chapel. Sports on offer range from athletics and swimming to netball and football, while clubs include art, drama, choir, eco club and gardening. The school’s SEND provision covers a broad range of needs, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, autism and social, emotional and mental health support. This is a school that knows its community well and has been judged to serve it effectively, but parents focused on academic outcomes may want to look at higher-performing options nearby, such as Courthouse Green Primary School, rated Outstanding and just 1.4 km away.

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