The best primary schools in Coventry and Warks...
THE deadline for primary school places is fast approaching and you may be feeling a little overwhelmed.
But we’re bringing you our comprehensive guide, which gives you the low down on all the primary schools in our area, to help you out.
Now in its seventh year, The Real Schools Guide takes into account 45 different data points including not just KS2 results but factors like progress, pupil-teacher ratios and absence rates.
According to this year’s guide, All Saints Church of England Primary School is the best statefunded primary school in Coventry.
And St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School is the best performing primary school in Warwickshire.
The ranking system uses 45 different measures, put together from the latest publicly available data covering up to the 2018/19 school year, broken into four indicators.
National league tables only look at overall Key Stage 2 results and progress scores, which may mean schools which help all pupils make progress but only get slightly better than average results overall may be overlooked.
Our ranking system aims to move beyond just looking at Key Stage 2 results as a measure of how good schools are and to give parents an idea of which schools will help their child prosper, no matter what their background is.
As a result, the league table tries to factor in other things as well, like whether all pupils are making progress (not just those expected to get top grades), what attendance is like, the ratio of teachers to pupils and whether pupils are doing better than expected.
Attainment is worth 30% of the total score this based on pupils’ Key Stage 2 performance, how many pupils are reaching the expected or even the higher standards, in 2019 and how it compares to 2017. This measures whether a school is getting top marks and if it is managing to improve year on year.
Attainment for All is worth 30% of the score it is based on how well different types of pupil at all levels of attainment do, as well as how well the school does at closing the gender gap measuring how teachers are helping pupils do the best they can. It also looks at how big the pupil/teacher ratio is in comparison to the national average as well as teachers’ average salaries.
Progress is worth 30% and is based on whether all pupils, including those at different levels of attainment and from disadvantaged backgrounds are making progress between the end of infants and the end of juniors across all subjects.
Attendance looks at levels of absence, unauthorised absence and persistent absence at the school, and is worth 10% of the total score.
Different measures are given weightings based on how important they are likely to be to parents - so percentage of pupils achieving the expected level in reading, writing and maths in 2019 is worth a maximum of 12 points and a school can score up to 12 points for its pupils making significantly above average progress in the three subjects, while difference between average
Coventry’s top 10 primary schools:
1. All Saints Church of England Primary School
2. Earlsdon Primary School
3. Manor Park Primary School
4. Moseley Primary School
5. Southfields Primary School
6. Corpus Christi Catholic School
7. Finham Primary School
8. SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
9. Joseph Cash Primary School
10. St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Warwickshire’s top 10 primary schools:
1. St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School
2. Southam Primary School
3. Our Lady & St Joseph Catholic Academy
4. Coten End Primary School
5. Welford-on-Avon Primary School
6. Knightlow CofE Primary School
7. St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School
8. Wembrook Primary School
9. Dunchurch Boughton CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School
10. Abbots Farm Junior School
teacher salary in 2017/18 and national average is worth just one point.
Scores are worked out by giving the best performing school in each category top marks, with all other schools receiving points adjusted according to their performance in comparison. Schools where performance is below average receive negative points up to a maximum of -0.5.
Scores for each measure are then added
together to get a total, which is adjusted to give an official score that does not include negative numbers.
Stars are allocated by ranking all the scores in order for each indicator and then splitting schools into five groups.
The closing date for an on time primary school place application is January 15 2020.
Any applications received after this date will be looked at in the second allocation, which will commence the beginning of May. Letters from Coventry City Council will be sent out by second class on April 16 2020 to inform parents of their allocated school.
If you applied online, you will receive an email response around this time.
Warwickshire County Council will send out your child’s school offer on Aprl 16.
In Coventry, from May through to August, there will be allocation of places from waiting lists and any late applications.
This is also the time appeals are heard.
In Warwickshire, appeals must be submitted by May 29, with appeal hearings taking place in June and July.
If you need anymore information about Coventry admissions, on Coventry Primary School admissions, you can contact the Primary Admissions team at primaryadmissions@coventry.gov. uk or you can call on 02476 975445.
If you need more information about Warwickshire admissions, you can contact the Admissions team at admissions@warwickshire.gov. uk or you can call 01926 414143.