Southfields 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 21/06/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: East Street, Coventry, CV1 5LS
Website: www.southfieldsprimary.com/
Telephone: 02476226810
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Coventry
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Gale
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131442

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 407
Number of Boys: 214
Number of Girls: 193

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 4.9 Confidence interval 3.1 to 6.6
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.4
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
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 4 657 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southfields Primary School
East Street , CV1 5LS
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School
Leigh Street , Hillfields CV1 5HG
3out of 4 500 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Sidney Stringer Primary Academy
Bath Street , CV1 5GU
4out of 4 745 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Gosford Park Primary School
Humber Avenue , CV1 2SF
3out of 4 752 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Frederick Bird Primary School
Swan Lane , CV2 4QQ
2out of 4 1,002 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sidney Stringer Academy
2 Primrose Hill Street , CV1 5LY
4out of 4 593 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Eden Girls' School Coventry
Stoney Stanton Rd , CV1 4FS
4out of 4 923 yd Free schools No Girls More About School
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Terry Road , CV1 2BA
3out of 4 1,281 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stoke Park School
Dane Road , CV2 4JW
1out of 4 1,551 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Barr's Hill School and Community College
Radford Road , CV1 4BU
3out of 4 1,695 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Summit School
Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital , 2 Lansdown Street CV2 4BF
- not rated 233 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Coventry University
Priory Street , CV1 5FB
- not rated 842 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pattison College
90 Binley Road , Coventry CV3 1FQ
- not rated 1,278 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Coventry Youth Offending Service
Christchurch House , Greyfriars Lane CV1 2GY
- not rated 1,290 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bablake Junior and Pre-prep School
Coundon Road , Coventry CV1 4AU
- not rated 1,895 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.