Ernesford Grange Primary School
General Information
- Address: Foxton Road, Binley, Coventry, CV3 2HN – View on map
- Phone: 02476454843
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mr Ian Taylor
- Age range: 2-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 46 families put it first for 48 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 48 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 10 · 2025 11 · 2026 10
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Does not apply
- Nursery provision: Yes
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 54
- % eligible for free school meals: 12.3%
- Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (less mixed than the Coventry average)
- English as an additional language: 21% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 8.3% a year (Coventry 15.7%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
- Where they went: about 23% moved to another school, 77% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Coventry: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 7 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
- Suspensions for bullying: 8 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in Coventry, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 5.2%
- Persistently absent pupils: 11.9%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 21.7%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.2%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Moderate learning difficulty: 42 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 25 pupils
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 19 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
- Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2024 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 68% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 10% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: 8 percentage points above the Coventry average (60%)
- Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 68% against an expected 64%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 68%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 81% · Writing 82% · Maths 79% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 85%
- Average test scores: reading 106, maths 105
- Based on: 62 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25
View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.
SATs results over time
Year 6 SATs: joint 19th of 83 junior and primary schools in the area
- =17Sidney Stringer Primary Academy69%
- =17Walsgrave Church of England Academy69%
- =19Ernesford Grange Primary School68%
- =19Parkgate Primary School68%
- =19Stoke Heath Primary School68%
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15th of 65 primary schools in Coventry for Ofsted rating
- #13Earlsdon Primary SchoolGood
- #14Edgewick Community Primary SchoolGood
- #15Ernesford Grange Primary SchoolGood
- #16Finham Primary SchoolGood
- #17Good Shepherd Catholic SchoolGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £6,166 (2024-25)
61st of 83 primary schools in Coventry for spending per pupil
- #59Frederick Bird Academy£6,233
- #60Parkgate Primary School£6,203
- #61Ernesford Grange Primary School£6,166
- #62SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School£6,133
- #63Holy Family Catholic Primary School£6,100
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