John Shelton Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Coventry
John Shelton Community Primary School is a primary school in Coventry for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 22 January 2025. Coventry has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Briscoe Road, Holbrooks, Coventry, CV6 4JP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Coventry
- Pupils on roll
- 249 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 22 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils demonstrate ‘respect, resilience and responsibility’ at John Shelton Community Primary School.”
- “These values lie at the heart of the school’s work.”
- “Pupils behave well, demonstrating positive attitudes towards their learning.”
To improve
- “How pupils’ knowledge is checked is still being refined in some foundation subjects.”
- “Pupils do not yet make strong connections between their current and previous learning in these subjects.”
- “Therefore, pupils do not yet build their knowledge of the curriculum as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 37% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 32 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Coventry published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Coventry.
- Parkgate Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Holbrook Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Longford Park Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whitmore Park Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Little Heath Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Good Shepherd Catholic School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Edgewick Community Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published