The Canons C of E Primary School

About The Canons C of E Primary School

Parents are overwhelmingly positive about The Canons C of E Primary School, with 98% of respondents to the most recent Ofsted Parent View survey saying they would recommend the school. That figure comes from 185 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, and it is backed up by very high levels of agreement on specific questions: 75% of parents strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and the same proportion strongly agreed that their child feels safe. The school is clearly popular locally too. For the 2025/26 intake, it received 172 applications for 84 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.05, and 83 of those offers went to first-preference applicants. Parents also report strong confidence in how the school handles behaviour, with 97% agreeing or strongly agreeing that pupils are well behaved, and 82% saying concerns are dealt with properly.

Academically, the school performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Warwickshire average of 62%. The school ranks fourth out of 25 primary schools in the Nuneaton and Bedworth local area on this measure, placing it in the top 16% nationally. Individual subject scores are strong too: the average reading scaled score was 107, and maths was 105. At the higher standard, 42% of pupils achieved above the expected level in reading, 29% in maths and 17% in writing. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, awarded Outstanding grades across the board — for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management. The previous inspection in 2014 also rated the school Outstanding overall.

The school is a Church of England primary for children aged 4 to 11, with 612 pupils on roll against a capacity of 630. It offers a wide range of facilities including a library, playing fields, a forest school, art studios, music rooms and a chapel. Clubs include choir, gardening, coding, film club, eco club and art club, while sports provision covers dance, cross country, rounders, gymnastics and netball. The school has a strong SEND offer, with provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. 18% of pupils are on the SEND register according to the Parent View data. With 21.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a reasonably diverse catchment. This is a well-regarded, oversubscribed primary that suits families looking for strong academic outcomes, a clear Christian character, and a school that parents feel genuinely listens to them.

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