John Gulson Primary School is a primary school located in Coventry. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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George Street, Coventry

School Information

Address: George Street, Coventry, CV1 4HB
Website: www.johngulson.coventry.sch.uk
Telephone: 02476227791
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Coventry
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Victoria Sumner
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103690

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 519
Number of Pupils: 505
Number of Boys: 255
Number of Girls: 250

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.1 to -1.4
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:49%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillfields Nursery School
Clifton Street , Hillfields CV1 5GR 		4out of 4 516 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Gulson Primary School
George Street , CV1 4HB 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Sidney Stringer Primary Academy
Bath Street , CV1 5GU 		4out of 4 526 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School
Leigh Street , Hillfields CV1 5HG 		3out of 4 680 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Broad Heath Community Primary School
Hanford Close , CV6 5DP 		3out of 4 817 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Frederick Bird Primary School
Swan Lane , CV2 4QQ 		2out of 4 1,013 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Eden Girls' School Coventry
Stoney Stanton Rd , CV1 4FS 		4out of 4 437 yd Free schools No Girls More About School
Sidney Stringer Academy
2 Primrose Hill Street , CV1 5LY 		4out of 4 809 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Barr's Hill School and Community College
Radford Road , CV1 4BU 		3out of 4 1,096 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Stoke Park School
Dane Road , CV2 4JW 		1out of 4 2,138 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Terry Road , CV1 2BA 		3out of 4 2,416 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Coventry College
50 Swanswell Street , CV1 5DG 		- not rated 2,985 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Coventry University
Priory Street , CV1 5FB 		- not rated 1,297 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Summit School
Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital , 2 Lansdown Street CV2 4BF 		- not rated 1,328 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bablake Junior and Pre-prep School
Coundon Road , Coventry CV1 4AU 		- not rated 1,408 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bablake School
Coundon Road , Coventry CV1 4AU 		- not rated 1,507 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Coventry Youth Offending Service
Christchurch House , Greyfriars Lane CV1 2GY 		- not rated 1,651 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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