Radford Primary Academy

About Radford Primary Academy

Radford Primary Academy is a school that parents clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 61 applications for just 29 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.1. Of those 61 applications, 28 were first-preference choices, and 27 first-preference offers were made. That level of demand suggests a strong local reputation, even though the school doesn't publish a parent-view recommendation percentage in the data. The school is a state primary for mixed genders aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site, and it sits within the Coventry local authority. It has a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in October 2022, a notable improvement from its previous inspection in January 2019, when it was rated Requires Improvement across leadership, management, and overall effectiveness.

Academically, Radford's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined was 59%, which is just above the Coventry local authority average of 58%. However, the school ranks 39th out of 80 primary schools in Coventry on this metric, placing it in the bottom half locally. The percentage of pupils reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was just 7%, and in individual subjects, higher-standard attainment was 17% in reading, 21% in maths, and 7% in writing. Average scores were 103 in reading and 104 in maths, both slightly above the national average of 100. The school does not publish progress scores for reading, writing, or maths, so it's not possible to see how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including an art studio, ICT suite, library, outdoor playground, and a chapel. Sports provision is broad, with football, cricket, netball, swimming, cross country, athletics, and tennis all on offer, plus clubs like chess, film club, choir, and drama. SEND support is well-documented, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 47.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively disadvantaged catchment. It's a good fit for families in Coventry who want a primary with nursery provision, strong SEND support, and a wide extracurricular offer, and who are comfortable with a school that is improving but still sits mid-table in local rankings.

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