Sowe Valley Primary School

Coventry · CV3 2QX

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 210 pupils, 38.6% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Sowe Valley Primary School

General Information

Address: Princethorpe Way, Coventry, CV3 2QX – View on map
Phone: 02476456063
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss E White
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 32 families put it first for 30 places – 11 for every 10 places. 94% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 8 · 2025 10 · 2026 11
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

210 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 81
% eligible for free school meals: 38.6%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (similar to the Coventry average)
English as an additional language: 24% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 10.5% a year (Coventry 15.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 21% moved to another school, 79% 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.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

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: 6.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 15.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 26.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 25 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 11 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card April 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 62% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 3% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Coventry average (60%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 57% against an expected 52%)
3-year average (expected standard): 57%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 66% · Writing 72% · Maths 69% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 76%
Average test scores: reading 102, maths 101
Based on: 29 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

This schoolCoventry averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Coventry average (60%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 40th of 83 junior and primary schools in the area

=36St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School63%
=40Courthouse Green Primary School62%
=40Sowe Valley Primary School62%
=40St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School62%
=40St Osburg's Catholic Primary School62%

Click to see the full ranking

Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1Cannon Park Primary School86%
=1St John Vianney Catholic Primary School86%
#3Manor Park Primary School83%
=4Finham Primary School80%
=4Stivichall Primary School80%
=6Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School77%
=6St Gregory's Catholic Primary School77%
=6Stanton Bridge Primary School77%
=9Grange Farm Primary School76%
=9Moseley Primary School76%
=11St Christopher Primary School73%
=11St Thomas More Catholic Primary School73%
=13Good Shepherd Catholic School71%
=13Southfields Primary School71%
=15Aldermoor Farm Primary School70%
=15Seva School70%
=17Sidney Stringer Primary Academy69%
=17Walsgrave Church of England Academy69%
=19Ernesford Grange Primary School68%
=19Parkgate Primary School68%
=19Stoke Heath Primary School68%
=22Charter Academy67%
=22Hill Farm Academy67%
=22John Gulson Primary School67%
=22Limbrick Wood Primary School67%
=22St John Fisher Catholic Primary School67%
#27Holy Family Catholic Primary School66%
=28All Souls' Catholic Primary School65%
=28Allesley Primary School65%
=28Joseph Cash Primary School65%
=28Whitley Abbey Primary School65%
=32Clifford Bridge Academy64%
=32Ravensdale Primary School64%
=32St Laurences CofE Primary School64%
=32Whoberley Hall Primary School64%
=36Christ The King Catholic Primary School63%
=36Earlsdon Primary School63%
=36St Augustine's Catholic Primary School63%
=36St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School63%
=40Courthouse Green Primary School62%
=40Sowe Valley Primary School62%
=40St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School62%
=40St Osburg's Catholic Primary School62%
=40Wyken Croft Primary School62%
#45Howes Community Primary School61%
=46Alderman's Green Primary School60%
=46SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School60%
=46Stoke Primary School60%
=49Park Hill Primary School59%
=49St John's Church of England Academy59%
=49Whitmore Park Primary School59%
=52All Saints Church of England Primary School58%
=52Broad Heath Community Primary School58%
=52Mount Nod Primary School58%
=55Coundon Primary School57%
=55Hollyfast Primary School57%
=55St Patrick's Catholic Primary School57%
#58Pearl Hyde Community Primary School56%
=59Allesley Hall Primary School55%
=59Whittle Academy55%
#61Grangehurst Primary School54%
=62Eastern Green Junior School53%
=62Richard Lee Primary School53%
=62Templars Primary School53%
=65Leigh Church of England Academy52%
=65Radford Primary Academy52%
#67Corpus Christi Catholic School51%
#68Moat House Primary School50%
=69Henley Green Primary48%
=69St Anne's Catholic Primary School48%
=69Willenhall Community Primary School48%
#72Spon Gate Primary School46%
#73Longford Park Primary School45%
=74Edgewick Community Primary School44%
=74Frederick Bird Academy44%
=76Keresley Grange Primary School43%
=76Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School43%
#78Holbrook Primary School41%
#79St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy39%
#80John Shelton Community Primary School37%
#81Gosford Park Primary School35%
#82Hearsall Community Academy34%
#83Stretton Church of England Academy23%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,253 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

17th of 83 primary schools in Coventry for spending per pupil

#15Holbrook Primary School£7,325
#16Southfields Primary School£7,283
#17Sowe Valley Primary School£7,253
#18Radford Primary Academy£7,177
#19John Shelton Community Primary School£7,168

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Spon Gate Primary School£9,080
#2Henley Green Primary£8,099
#3Howes Community Primary School£8,076
#4Longford Park Primary School£7,918
#5Moat House Primary School£7,740
#6Edgewick Community Primary School£7,723
#7Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School£7,654
#8Leigh Church of England Academy£7,601
#9Limbrick Wood Primary School£7,497
#10Willenhall Community Primary School£7,491
#11St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School£7,433
#12Mount Nod Primary School£7,397
#13Gosford Park Primary School£7,382
#14Charter Academy£7,376
#15Holbrook Primary School£7,325
#16Southfields Primary School£7,283
#17Sowe Valley Primary School£7,253
#18Radford Primary Academy£7,177
#19John Shelton Community Primary School£7,168
#20Whoberley Hall Primary School£7,114
#21Templars Primary School£7,095
#22Stoke Heath Primary School£7,089
#23St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy£7,031
#24Wyken Croft Primary School£7,020
#25Whittle Academy£7,016
#26St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School£6,993
#27Whitley Abbey Primary School£6,937
#28St Anne's Catholic Primary School£6,899
#29Joseph Cash Primary School£6,854
#30Alderman's Green Primary School£6,824
#31John Gulson Primary School£6,813
#32All Saints Church of England Primary School£6,798
#33Sidney Stringer Primary Academy£6,724
#34Grangehurst Primary School£6,693
#35Stretton Church of England Academy£6,684
#36St Osburg's Catholic Primary School£6,675
#37Hill Farm Academy£6,667
#38Stivichall Primary School£6,660
#39Stanton Bridge Primary School£6,660
#40Stoke Primary School£6,635
#41Aldermoor Farm Primary School£6,621
#42St Patrick's Catholic Primary School£6,591
#43Allesley Primary School£6,546
#44Cannon Park Primary School£6,534
#45Richard Lee Primary School£6,502
#46Coundon Primary School£6,475
#47Allesley Hall Primary School£6,441
#48Park Hill Primary School£6,404
#49Good Shepherd Catholic School£6,395
#50Earlsdon Primary School£6,377
#51Broad Heath Community Primary School£6,353
#52Hearsall Community Academy£6,347
#53St Augustine's Catholic Primary School£6,308
#54St Thomas More Catholic Primary School£6,305
#55St Christopher Primary School£6,281
#56Whitmore Park Primary School£6,274
#57St John's Church of England Academy£6,269
#58Moseley Primary School£6,233
#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
#64Keresley Grange Primary School£6,099
#65Pearl Hyde Community Primary School£6,068
#66St John Vianney Catholic Primary School£5,987
#67Manor Park Primary School£5,971
#68St Laurences CofE Primary School£5,913
#69All Souls' Catholic Primary School£5,890
#70Corpus Christi Catholic School£5,853
#71Christ The King Catholic Primary School£5,837
#72Courthouse Green Primary School£5,836
#73Ravensdale Primary School£5,799
#74St Gregory's Catholic Primary School£5,770
#75Walsgrave Church of England Academy£5,746
#76Clifford Bridge Academy£5,597
#77Grange Farm Primary School£5,581
#78Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£5,554
#79St John Fisher Catholic Primary School£5,444
#80Hollyfast Primary School£5,429
#81Finham Primary School£5,422
#82Potters Green Primary School£2,513
#83Little Heath Primary School£2,258

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

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