Spon Gate 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 22/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Upper Spon Street, Coventry, CV1 3BQ
Website: www.spongate-coventry.org.uk
Telephone: 02476226031
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Coventry
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jamie Wingrove
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131241

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 283
Number of Boys: 147
Number of Girls: 136

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1.6
Writing
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.4
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1 to 2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:44%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
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 1,888 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Spon Gate Primary School
Upper Spon Street , CV1 3BQ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Osburg's Catholic Primary School
Upper Hill Street , CV1 4AP
3out of 4 378 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Moseley Primary School
Moseley Avenue , Coundon CV6 1AB
3out of 4 812 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hearsall Community Academy
Kingston Road , CV5 6LR
3out of 4 840 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Earlsdon Primary School
Earlsdon Avenue North , CV5 6FZ
3out of 4 1,112 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barr's Hill School and Community College
Radford Road , CV1 4BU
3out of 4 955 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sidney Stringer Academy
2 Primrose Hill Street , CV1 5LY
4out of 4 1,613 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Eden Girls' School Coventry
Stoney Stanton Rd , CV1 4FS
4out of 4 1,623 yd Free schools No Girls More About School
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Terry Road , CV1 2BA
3out of 4 2,596 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Coundon Court
Northbrook Road , CV6 2AJ
3out of 4 2,947 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bablake School
Coundon Road , Coventry CV1 4AU
- not rated 650 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Bablake Junior and Pre-prep School
Coundon Road , Coventry CV1 4AU
- not rated 669 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Coventry Youth Offending Service
Christchurch House , Greyfriars Lane CV1 2GY
- not rated 993 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Henry VIII School
Warwick Road , Coventry CV3 6AQ
- not rated 1,165 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Coventry University
Priory Street , CV1 5FB
- not rated 1,321 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.