Willenhall Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Coventry
Willenhall Community Primary School is a primary school in Coventry for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 27 February 2024. Coventry has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- St James Lane, Coventry, CV3 3DB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Coventry
- Pupils on roll
- 452 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 27 February 2024
Strengths
- “Recent changes at Willenhall Community Primary School have led to many improvements.”
- “The new headteacher and leadership team have made widespread changes in a short period of time.”
- “Increasing numbers of pupils and parents now report that the school is ‘part of their community’ and feel that it is a happy place to be.”
To improve
- “Leaders know that there is much work still to do to improve the school further.”
- “While outcomes are improving in some subjects, they are not yet in others.”
- “There has been some work to improve writing outcomes, but not all pupils are consistently well supported to write to the expected standard.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 April 2024 (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) | 48% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 41 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.
- Stretton Church of England Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Corpus Christi Catholic School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sowe Valley Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ernesford Grange Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whitley Abbey Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Aldermoor Farm Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published