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Potters Green Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Coventry, CV2 2GF

Requires improvement

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Potters Green Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 30 Apr 2024

Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages3 to 11
Pupils414
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Gillian Deery
TrustCASTLE PHOENIX TRUST
Local authorityCoventry
Opened01 May 2025
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 151791.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils414
Girls172
Boys242
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.32.9%
First language not English36%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.420
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.387
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.7.9%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.83
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.11
Average class size26.9

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
51.2%
African
17.6%
Other White
10.1%
Indian
6.3%
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
Pakistani
2.9%
White and Asian
1.7%
White and Black African
1.4%
Other Asian
1.2%
Caribbean
1%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher22.2
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12.7
Teachers (FTE)18.31
Teaching assistants (FTE)13.84
Support staff (FTE)21.06

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.48
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.83
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.46
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.46
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolCoventryEngland
Overall absence7.3%, worse than England, worse than Coventry5.6%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.25.3%, worse than England, worse than Coventry16%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2.3%, worse than England, worse than Coventry1.4%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Potters Green Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miSecondaryGrace Academy CoventryAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.3 miSecondaryCardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.4 miPrimaryMoat House Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimarySt Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.7 miPrimaryWhittle AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.8 miAll-throughSeva SchoolFree schools
Good
0.9 miPrimaryHenley Green PrimaryCommunity school
Good
0.9 miPrimarySS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.0 miPrimaryAlderman's Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.1 miPrimaryWalsgrave Church of England AcademyAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Potters Green Primary School

What is Potters Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Potters Green Primary School is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted, last inspected on 30 Apr 2024.

How hard is it to get into Potters Green Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Potters Green Primary School made 48 offers from 83 applications (1.7 per offer), and 46 of 46 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Potters Green Primary School?

Potters Green Primary School has 414 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Potters Green Primary School?

Potters Green Primary School had 420 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Potters Green Primary School?

At Potters Green Primary School, the average class had 26.9 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 22.2 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Potters Green Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Potters Green Primary School missed 7.3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 25.3% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.